AIR TURBINE STARTER FOR STARTING AN ENGINE AND METHOD OF FORMING A CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE FOR AN AIR TURBINE STARTER

An air turbine starter (10) for starting an engine (14), comprising a housing (30) having an interior surface (86) defining an interior, at least one turbine member (38) rotatably mounted within the interior about a rotational axis, and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades (76), and a containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130, 150) circumferentially surrounding the at least one turbine member (38) having a thickness that extends between the radially outer surface (82, 114, 134) and the radially inner surface (80, 126, 132). The a containment structure (78, 100, 120, 130, 150) at least partially comprising a shape memory alloy (SMA).