Service difficulty report · Starter · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
September 18, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
3,188 hours
Engine
Cont IO550F
Part
Starter
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) AFTER A WARM UP ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ON THE WARM START ATTEMPT,THE ENGINE "KICKED BACK", BREAKING THE SPRING INSIDE THE STARER DRIVE ASSY. STARTER DRIVE ASSY REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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