Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
April 9, 2005
Submitted
April 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49727
Aircraft time
31,915 hours, 21,439 cycles
Part
Starter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING RIGHT ENGINE STARTED, THE A AND B IGNITION SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE ROTATION IN N1 AND N2. DURING REVISION, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAN WAS DETECTED JAMMED. THE STARTER WAS DEINSTALLED AND REINSTALLED IAW MM 80-10-01, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS STARTED FOUR TIMES INSPECTING BY FREE ROTATION, BEING ALL CORRECT IAW MPCM 71-00-01. THE STARTER WAS CHECKED AND STARTER DRIVE GEAR SHAFT COUPPLING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 72-61-04 AND THE RIGHT CHIP DETECTORS WERE CHECKED IAW EO 987218, ALL CORRECT.

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