Service difficulty report · Starter · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
September 3, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft time
2,797 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Starter
Condition
Stuck
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) STARTER NOT ENGAGING. STARTER REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. AFTER SENDING THE UNIT TO LAMAR FOR WARRANTY CONSIDERATION, AND TO DISCOVER WHAT WAS ACCTUALLY WRONG WITH THE UNIT, WE WERE INFORMED THE THE WARRANTY WILL NOT BE HONOURED. LAMAR DESCRIBED THAT THE UNIT WAS UN-ECONOMICAL TO REPAIR. THE UNIT HAD APPERENTLY BEEN OVERHEATED (AMATURE FAILURE.) THE STARTER WAS SUBJECTED TO 'IMPROPER STARTING TECHNIQUE.

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