Service difficulty report · Housing · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
January 20, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft time
4,343 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Housing
Condition
Fractured
Location
Starter
Part time
727 hours
Component
Starter
Component part number
PM2401
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 AN ATTEMPTED ENGINE START, THE CREW HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND. THE START ATTEMPT WAS ABORTED AND MX WAS ALERTED. A BRIEF VISUAL INSPECT REVEALED THAT A PORTION OF THE FWD SECTION OF THE DRIVE HSG WAS FRACTURED AND LAYING IN THE COWL. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AND THE NEXT START WAS UNEVENTFUL. FURTHER VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE DAMAGED STARTER DID NOT REVEL A REASON FOR THE DAMAGE.

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