Abstract: An air turbine starter (ATS) assembly for an aircraft has an ATS mounted to an accessory drive gearbox. The ATS includes an ATS output shaft is configured to pass from the ATS into the accessory drive gearbox. The accessory drive gearbox includes an overrunning clutch assembly configured to rotationally connect the ATS output shaft to an accessory gearbox shaft when the overrunning clutch engages the ATS output shaft such that the overrunning clutch assembly transmits rotational energy from the ATS output shaft to an accessory gearbox shaft. The overrunning clutch assembly is configured to permit the accessory gearbox shaft to rotate independent of the ATS output shaft when the overrunning shaft is disengaged from the ATS output shaft. The overrunning clutch assembly is configured to be removeable from the accessory drive gearbox as a removeable clutch cartridge.

Abstract: An air turbine starter (ATS) assembly for an aircraft has an ATS mounted to an accessory drive gearbox. The ATS includes an ATS output shaft is configured to pass from the ATS into the accessory drive gearbox. The accessory drive gearbox includes an overrunning clutch assembly configured to rotationally connect the ATS output shaft to an accessory gearbox shaft when the overrunning clutch engages the ATS output shaft such that the overrunning clutch assembly transmits rotational energy from the ATS output shaft to an accessory gearbox shaft. The overrunning clutch assembly is configured to permit the accessory gearbox shaft to rotate independent of the ATS output shaft when the overrunning shaft is disengaged from the ATS output shaft. The overrunning clutch assembly is configured to be removeable from the accessory drive gearbox as a removeable clutch cartridge.

Abstract: An air turbine starter for a gas turbine engine includes a clutch with an input component and an output component. The input component includes a base and turbine blades connected to the base and extending radially outward from the base relative to a center axis of the air turbine starter. An overrun mechanism connects the base of the input component to the output component and is configured to transfer rotational energy from the input component to the output component and prevent the output component from transferring rotational energy to the input component. A first end of a transfer shaft is connected to the output component of the clutch. A gear system is connected to a second end of the transfer shaft. An output shaft is mechanically connected to the transfer shaft by the gear system.