Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
November 10, 2010
Submitted
November 10, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N343AF
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
401043
Aircraft time
558 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Engine time
558 hours
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
14924LS
Part serial
F4L271023
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
84 hours
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

STARTER FAILED ON INTIAL START ATTEMPT. NO MOVEMENT OF THE BENDIX GEAR AT ALL BUT YOU COULD HEAR THE POWER APPLIED TO THE STARTER. R2 STARTER MOC'D FOUND OK. THEN RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE. THIS MAKES THE THIRTY SEVENTH (37) STARTER IN LESS THAN (2) YEARS OF OPERATION.

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