What was found
PILOT REPORTED STARTER MADE GRINDING NOISE AND ENGINE WILL NOT START. UPON REMOVAL OF STARTER, FOUND DRIVE GEAR SHEARED. THE GEAR HAD WORN AGAINST THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR, PN 641906, CAUSING METAL CONTAMINATION THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- February 8, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N237ND
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft serial
- C0022
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Gear
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 63 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.