Service difficulty report · Starter · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
June 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C403
Part
Starter
Part number
646275
Condition
Failed
Location
Brushes
Part time
490 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

(CAN) STARTER FAILED AS BOTH INSULATED BRUSHES WERE SEVERED PROBABLY FROM VIBRATION NEXT TO WHERE BRUSH LEAD IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO POLE STRAPS AND SPOT WELDED CLEAR THROUGH. ALL FOUR FIELD COILS WERE LOOSE ON THEIR RESPECTIVE POLE SHOES AND HAD CHAFED HALF WAY THROUGH THE INSULATION. THE SUBMITTER STATES THIS IS AN IMPROPER AND UNACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

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