Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Bnorm BN2A20

Difficulty date
April 28, 2007
Submitted
May 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634MA
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A20
Aircraft serial
464
Engine
Lyc IO540K1B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Drive Gear
Condition
Broken
Location
Starter
Part time
811 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

RT ENGINE STARTER DRIVE GEAR SHAFT WAS DAMAGED TO THE EXTENT, THAT THE BENDIX COULD NOT RETRACT FROM THE ENGAGED POSITION. THUS CAUSING THE GEAR TO REMAIN ENGAGED AFTER START. THIS IN TURN BROKE THE DRIVE GEAR TEETH. THE BROKEN TOOTH THEN LOCKED UP THE RING GEAR CAUSING THE CRANKSHAFT TO STOP ROTATION. THIS CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE.