What was found
DURING AN ENGINE START, THE STARTER BENDIX DRIVE GEAR BROKE. THIS IN TURN LOCKED THE RING GEAR WHICH LOCKS PROP AND ENGINE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2007
- Submitted
- May 31, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N737MY
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17269533
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Drive Gear
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Starter
- Part time
- 778 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.