SDR 99ZZZX4140

Service difficulty report · Shaft Gear · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
October 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N49TD
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0025
Part
Shaft Gear
Part number
631847
Condition
Broken
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

AFTER A FLIGHT FROM CPK TO FRANKFORT, KY, PILOT TRIED TO START THE RIGHT ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START. A MECHANIC TRIED TO START IT ALSO AND ONLY THE STARTER MOTOR WOULD SPIN. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE STARTER GEAR AND FOUND THE TEETH GONE. ENGINE WAS PLACED ON ORDER FOR REPLACEMENT.

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