What was found
PILOT COMPLAINT, SEVERE MAG DROP ON PRE-FLIGHT RUN UP. REPLACED MAGNETO AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. INSPECTION OF OLD MAGNETO REVEALED BROKEN WIRE ON CAPACITORS AND POINTS BURNT. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2000
- Submitted
- November 20, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N524HW
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500B
- Aircraft serial
- 1533191
- Engine
- Lyc IO540E1B5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Capacitor
- Part number
- 10349276G
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Wire Conn End
- Component
- Magneto · Cont
- Component part number
- S6LSC200
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.