Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 13, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
13,833 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Mount
Condition
Broken
Location
Starter
Part time
750 hours
Component
Starter
Component part number
149NLR
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING ROUTINE MX, INSP FOUND RT FWD UPPER STARTER MOUNT BROKEN AWAY FROM STARTER HSG. STARTER ASSY. REPLACED WITH NEW. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND SUBSEQUENTLY ON 3 OTHER ACFT.

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