What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION WHITE POWDER WAS NOTICED AT LEFT MAGNETO VENT. REMOVED MAGNETO FOR INTERNAL INSPECTION AND FOUND COIL HAD SHORTED OUT, ARCING AND MELTING DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK AND GEAR ASSEMBLY. INSTALLED NEW MAGNETO ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2002
- Submitted
- May 23, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N810NH
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Aircraft serial
- E2819
- Engine
- Cont IO550B
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- 6310
- Part serial
- 00050346
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Left
- Part time
- 1,347 hours
- 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.