Starter Gear
0 failure reports named the starter gear in the last ten years, 2 since 1997. 4 FAA approvals let 4 companies make a replacement starter gear, Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC holding the most (1).
Reports by year
Reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals
A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a starter gear and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a starter gear:
| Maker | Part | Replaces | Fits | Granted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC | Starter Gear Assembly 55197 | 653719 | Continental... TSIO-520-CE1B, TSIO-520-CE1F, TSIO-520-CE2B | 2025-09-18 | current |
| Continental Aerospace Technologies INC | Starter Gear AEL72566 | 72566 | Lycoming O-235-C1, C1B, C1C | 2020-01-06 | current |
| Continental Motors INC | Starter Gear AEL72566 | 72566 | Lycoming O-235-C1, C1B, C1C | 2017-01-08 | current |
| Airmotive Engineering CORP | Starter Gear AEL72566 | Lycoming P/N 72566 | Lycoming O-235-C1, C1B, C1C | 1999-09-22 | current |
Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.