Service difficulty report · Starter · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
June 18, 2010
Submitted
June 21, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N312AF
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
401056
Aircraft time
366 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Engine time
366 hours
Part
Starter
Part number
31B22105
Part serial
F4L380914
Condition
Slow
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

(U43R) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE AIRPLANE, THE STARTER TURNED THE ENGINE VERY SLOWLY. THIS WAS TO BE THE 2ND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE AIRPLANE HAD THE PROPER VOLTAGE SUPPLIED TO THE STARTER. R & R THE STARTER, ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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