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wingnut116
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Can't crank the engine!

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Hey everyone!

So I'm having this issue with the Cherokee. I run through the start up checklist but I can't get the engine to crank and start turning the prop. I see smoke come from the engine, but when I go into the maintenance hanger I don't get any faults. I replaced the starter and that didn't make a difference. I reset the aircraft to a new state and still didn't fix the problem. I applied and that didn't work either. My logbook does not appear to be corrupt and everything appears to be running normally. I can use auto start to start the aircraft but I'm at a loss as to why I can't start the engine manually. Anyone who can provide some help on this will be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Can't crank the engine!

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Check the starter circuit breaker
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Re: Can't crank the engine!

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Oracle427 wrote:Check the starter circuit breaker
:shock: Well now I feel like an idiot! I checked everything else but never thought about a circuit breaker! It's always something stupid hahaha!

Thanks for the help!
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Hey Wingnut no worries,

its often the silly things that catch us all out, we have all been there.

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Re: Can't crank the engine!

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Lewis - A2A wrote:Hey Wingnut no worries,

its often the silly things that catch us all out, we have all been there.

thanks,
Lewis

Oh tell me about it! You would think I would've at least checked the circuit breakers before trying to figure out if it was the programming. But at least now it's working! I won't forget to check it those anymore now.
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