What was found
DURING POST INSPECTION, ENGINE FAILED TO START. INTERMITTENT ENGAGEMENT OF BENDIX. ONCE REMOVED AXIAL MOVEMENT OF INTERNAL PARTS AS COMPARED TO A NEW STARTER SEEMED EXCESSIVE. STARTER WAS REPLACED AND NOT FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2009
- Submitted
- March 5, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft time
- 4,037 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170*
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Gear
- Part number
- MHB6018
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 1,699 hours
- Component
- Starter · Kelly
- Component part number
- MHB6018
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.