Service difficulty report · Gear

Difficulty date
September 15, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Part
Gear
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Starter
Component
Starter · Kelly
Component part number
MZ4222
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.

What was found

(CAN) WHEN INSTALLED THE STARTER TEETH WOULD NOT LINE UP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STARTER APPEARED TO HAVE THE WRONG GEAR INSTALLED FOR THE PART NUMBER. WHEN ANOTHER EXACTLY THE SAME TYPE OF STARTER WAS INSTALLED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND CHECKED OUT NORMAL. (TC# 20090915007)