SDR 96ZZZX4748

Service difficulty report · Clutch Spring · Beech 58P

Difficulty date
April 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1858G
Make and model
Beech 58P
Aircraft serial
TJ383
Part
Clutch Spring
Part number
539800
Condition
Dislocated
Location
Starter Adapter
Component
642087A
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

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, RIGHT ENGINE NOT TURNING OVER WHEN STARTER SWITCH ENGAGED. FOUND WHEN STARTER SWITCH ENGAGED, STARTER MOTOR WOULD RUN, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. REMOVED STARTER ADAPTER AND FOUND CLUTCH SPRING HAD WORKED OUT OF ITS HOUSING AND RUBBING STARTER SHAFT GEAR ASSY. APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. GEAR ON STARTER SHAFT GEAR ASSY HAS BEEN HOT. DISCOLORED THE GEAR. STARTER ADAPTER HAD BEEN OVERHAULED BY AN FAA CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION.

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