What was found
LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. MAGNETO WAS EXAMINED AND BOTH CAPACITORS WERE FOUND SHORTED OPEN. PART TTIS: 86.1 HOURS. REF: OPER CNTRL NR: WVBA019/99.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N42WP
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318252038
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Capacitor
- Part number
- 10382681
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 86 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.