Service difficulty report · Gear · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
July 10, 2018
Submitted
July 10, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N212BK
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
3558
Engine
Cont IO550N
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter Adapter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT, ON STARTER ENGAGEMENT A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT MULTIPLE TEETH WERE MISSING FROM THE STARTER ADAPTER GEAR AND A COUPLE WERE STUCK IN THE CAM GEAR THUS NOT ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO ROTATE.

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