What was found
ENGINE WOULD NOT START. FOUND THE STARTER DRIVE SHAFT TO SPIN FREELY INSIDE OF THE STARTER MOTOR ARMATURE.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2017
- Submitted
- March 29, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1129S
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH1812
- Aircraft time
- 5,512 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- MHJ4003R
- Part serial
- HQ060688
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.