SDR 95ZZZX766

Service difficulty report · Adapter · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
January 6, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N421BR
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0110
Engine
Cont GTSIO520H
Part
Adapter
Condition
Bearing Failed
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE STARTER ADAPTER FORWARD SHAFT SUPPORT BEARING WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER AND HAD DISPERSED INTO THOUSANDS OF PIECES. THE CASE WAS DAMAGED BY THE SHAFT SLAPPING AROUND. SUBMITTER BELIEVES THE DAMPENER WAS OLD AND POSSIBLY OUT OF BALANCE. THE ADAPTER IS NEW LOOKING AS IF CLEANED AT ENGINE OVERHAUL, BUT THE DAMPENER IS CLEARLY OLDER THAN STARTER ADAPTER.

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