What was found
PILOT REPORTED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE AIRCRAFT. TEETH WERE FOUND TO BE MISSING FROM THE STATER RING GEAR. THE STARTER RING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT TAFT 1187.3.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2006
- Submitted
- June 22, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Robsin R44RAVENII
- Aircraft time
- 1,050 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AE1A5
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Gear
- Part number
- 72566
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 634 hours
- 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.