# SDR 96ZZZX4750

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 8, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N2212W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2212W), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 17271516
- System (JASC): [8011 · Engine Starter](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/8011)
- Part: Starter
- Part number: MHB4016
- Condition: Armature Open
- Location: Drive End
- Component: Prestolite
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: W
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4750

## Discrepancy

STARTER REMOVED DUE TO OPEN IN ARMATURE.  FOUND WIRE WINDINGS OF ARMATURE ON DRIVE END WERE POTTED WITH MATERIAL RESEMBLING BODY PUTTY TO INSULATE THE WIRES.  ALSO, A PIECE OF A CARDBOARD BOX WAS INSERTED BETWEEN THE COPPER FIELD LEAD AND THE CASE FOR INSULATION.

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