Service difficulty report · Support · Piper PA12

Difficulty date
March 1, 2019
Submitted
August 14, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA12
Aircraft time
4,679 hours
Engine
Lyc O320A2B
Part
Support
Part number
68867
Condition
Cracked
Location
Starter Ring Gea
Part time
551 hours
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) WHILE INSPECTING AT ANNUAL ONE OF THE AMES NOTICED AN ODD LINE THAT LOOKED LIKE A CRACK ON THE STARTER RING GEAR SUPPORT. HAD COMPANY PERFORM NDT AND A 4 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE SUSPECTED SPOT ALSO A SMALLER CRACK IN ANOTHER SPOT.

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