Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
January 15, 2006
Submitted
January 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1075T
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49724
Aircraft time
42,011 hours, 23,546 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
52,292 hours, 37,714 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
38334211
Part serial
21613
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
19,986 hours, 11,923 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

DURING TAXING CAPTAIN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT INDICATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE, RETURNING TO PLATFORM. DURING MAINTENANCE REVIEW, THE ENGINE STARTER AND ITS COUPLE WERE FOUND DAMAGED. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED IAW M/M 80-10-01. DURING OVERNIGHT THE ENGINE STARTER AND THEIR OIL LEVEL WERE CHECKED IAW M/M 80-10-1, ALL CORRECT.

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