Service difficulty report · Starter · Bombdr CL6002D15

Difficulty date
April 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr CL6002D15
Aircraft time
20,350 hours
Engine
Ge CF348C5
Part
Starter
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Part time
15,191 hours
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) NR 2 ENGINE NOT STARTING. START VALVE DOES NOT OPEN WITH APU AIR AT 43PSI OR WITH CROSSBLEED START AT 48PSI. MAINTENANCE TRIED TO DO A MANUAL START IN ORDER TO DEFER THE VALVE, BUT VALVE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. OPENED COWLS TO REALIGN VALVE FOR MANUAL START, FOUND STARTER ITSELF HAD FAILED, SHAFT SHEARED, CAUSING THE MISALIGNMENT. NR 2 ENGINE STARTER REPLACED IAW MM 80-11-01.