What was found
(CAN) GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD DURING START. ONE CORNER OF THE MOUNT FLANGE WAS FOUND BROKEN OFF DURING REMOVAL. STARTER WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2009
- Submitted
- May 13, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Robsin R44RAVENII
- Aircraft time
- 2,706 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AE1A5
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Mount
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Starter Gen
- Part time
- 324 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.