What was found
WHEN PILOT ENGAGED STARTER DURING ENGINE RINSE THE STARTER WOULD NOT COME OFF LINE UNTIL BATTERY SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. FOUND STARTER RELAY WAS STUCK CLOSED. SENT TO PRECISION AVIONICS & INSTR. INC. FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2001
- Submitted
- April 18, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7074W
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52033
- Aircraft time
- 6,240 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2435 · Starter-Generator
- Part
- Relay
- Part number
- SM20ACD200A21
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Starter Gen
- Stage of operation
- IN
- 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.