What was found
DURING STARTER UP THE STARTER MADE A GRINDING NOISE. STARTER WAS REPLACED AND DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE TEETH OF STARTER. STARTER WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2009
- Submitted
- May 13, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Robsin R44RAVENII
- Aircraft time
- 1,294 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AE1A5
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Starter Gen
- Part number
- F4M270709
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 126 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.