Service difficulty report · Starter · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
March 9, 2010
Submitted
April 15, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N289DC
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
C0240
Aircraft time
1,974 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Engine time
1,974 hours
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Starter
Part number
C12ST2S
Part serial
2C490918
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Engine
Part time
77 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STARTER FAILED DURING ATTEMPTED ENGINE START. UPON REMOVAL, GALLING WAS EVIDENT ON STARTER NOSE BOWL FROM STARTER PINION GEAR. DAMAGE WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE CASE, JUST FWD OF THE STARTER PINION GEAR. THE STARTER PINION GEAR HAS EIGHT TEETH, WHILE THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL DESCRIBES A NINE-TOOTH PINION GEAR.

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