Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
August 27, 2005
Submitted
August 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
37,191 hours, 29,828 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Starter
Part number
38334211
Part serial
17826
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
43,228 hours, 31,915 cycles
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 DURING LT ENGINE STARTING, THE STARTER VALVE LIGHT TURNED ON BUT IT DID NOT HAVE TURN IN N2. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, THE LT STARTER WAS DETECTED DAMAGED. THE LT STARTER AND STARTER VALVE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 80-10-01/02 RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT.

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