What was found
STARTER BENDIX GEAR BROKE IN THREE PIECES ON DRIVE SHAFT.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2011
- Submitted
- April 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4118G
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318453001
- Aircraft time
- 23,683 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Engine time
- 953 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- MHB4018R
- Part serial
- J010325
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 953 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.