What was found
ENG START ATTEMPT FAILED WITH LOUD GRINDING SOUND. UPON VISUAL INSP, STARTER DRIVE GEAR HSG FOUND BROKEN. STARTER SUPPORT EAR SNAPPED OFF AS WELL.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2009
- Submitted
- October 23, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft time
- 1,031 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360M1A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR1
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Drive Gear
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Starter
- Component
- Starter
- Component part number
- 149NLEC
- 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.