Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
February 18, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
833 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
14924HTH
Condition
Failed
Part time
650 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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING START UP, THE ACFT FAILED TO START. ENGINEER WAS SENT OUT TO INVESTIGATE AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE STARTER ISSUES. STARTER HOUSING WAS FOUND CRACKED. STARTER WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.