What was found
SECOND STARTER ADAPTER FAILURE IN 1000 HOURS. THE FIRST STARTER ADAPTER FAILED AT 250 HOURS. THE FAILURE RATE ON THE STARTER ADAPTER IS UNACCEPTABILITY HIGH.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2011
- Submitted
- January 8, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N37BA
- Make and model
- Lancar LC40550FG
- Aircraft serial
- 40020
- Aircraft time
- 1,001 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- Engine time
- 1,001 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Adapter
- Part number
- 642083A2
- Part serial
- CAM10121
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 750 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.