Service difficulty report · Coil · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 2, 2001
Submitted
April 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27329
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317752150
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Coil
Part number
ES103825881
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ignition Sys
Part time
303 hours
Component
Duel Magneto · Cont
Component part number
D6LN3200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON DUAL MAGNETO, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT IGNITION COIL OUTER INSULATION COVERING. THE CRACK STARTED FROM THE HIGH TENSION OUTLET CLIP AND RAN ALONG THE MOLD LINE APPROX .25. BOTH SIDES OF THE CLIP HAD THE SAME TYPE OF CRACK, TWO ALTOGETHER. MAGNETO OPERATION WAS NORMAL PRIOR TO INSPECTION.

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