SDR ASMF200607011

Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: July 15, 2006
Submitted: July 17, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N161PL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 49764
Aircraft time: 48,914 hours, 33,642 cycles
System (JASC): 8011 · Engine Starter
Part: Starter
Part number: 38334211
Part serial: 19772
Condition: Clogged
Location: Right
Part time: 39,822 hours, 27,512 cycles
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
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 ENGINE START, RT ENGINE STARTER FAILED. IT WAS STARTED MANUALLY, BUT FAILURE CONTINUED. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, STARTER COUPLING WAS DETECTED CLOGGED, THEREFORE, RT ENGINE STARTER WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 80-10-02, ALL CORRECT.

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