# SDR 99ZZZX2026

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 8, 1999
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: N237ND
- Make and model: Diamon DA20-C1
- Registry model: [Diamon DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: C0022
- System (JASC): [8011 · Engine Starter](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/8011)
- Part: Gear
- Condition: Sheared
- Location: Starter
- Part time: 63 hours
- Stage of operation: NR
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2026

## Discrepancy

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.

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