Service difficulty report · Starter

Difficulty date
May 31, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Starter
Condition
Separated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) A FIRE WAS DETECTED AND THE APU AUTO-SHUTDOWN. ALL FIRE INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT EXTINGUISHED AND THE COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLES WERE NOT FIRED. INSPECTION OF THE APU IDENTIFIED THAT THE STARTER MOTOR HOUSING HAD SEPARATED LEAVING THE STARTER MOTOR PARTIALLY ADRIFT FROM THE GEARBOX. THE STARTER IS BEING SENT TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION.