What was found
PILOT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO START ACFT. REMOVED STARTER, FOUND THE STARTER BOLTS FOR MOTOR AND STARTER GEAR ASSY WERE BACKING OUT. LOCK ASSY WERE STILL IN PLACE.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2012
- Submitted
- October 9, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N108ED
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10631
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Bolt
- Condition
- Backed Out
- Location
- Starter
- Component
- Starter
- Component part number
- 149NL
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.