What was found
(AUS) ENGINE STARTER ADAPTER CLUTCH SPRING TANG BROKEN OFF CAUSING SPRING TO SLIP ON GEAR. BROKEN PIECE OF SPRING FOUND IN BASE OF STARTER ADAPTER.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2004
- Submitted
- June 4, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna U206G
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- Propeller
- Mcauly D3A32C90
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 643109
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine Starter
- Part time
- 1,100 cycles
- Component
- Engine Starter · Cont
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.