What was found
PILOT REPORTED DURING ATTEMPTED ENGINE START, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND PROPELLER DIDN'T TURN. DISCOVERED CLUTCH SPRING IN STARTER ADAPTER HAD BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2015
- Submitted
- November 19, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N592PU
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR20
- Aircraft serial
- 2053
- Aircraft time
- 2,540 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO360ES
- Engine time
- 373 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Starter Adapter
- Component
- Starter Adapter
- Component part number
- 646220A53E
- 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.