What was found
MELTING OF NYLON WHERE IT CONTACTS POINT ARM DURING OPENING AND CLOSING OF POINTS DURING OPERATION. INFERIOR NYLON USED, NOT RESISTANT TO WEAR OR HEAT.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2002
- Submitted
- October 2, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N103BA
- Make and model
- Beech 65B80
- Aircraft serial
- LD435
- Engine
- Lyc IO720*
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Points
- Part number
- 10382585
- Condition
- Melted
- Location
- Magneto
- Component
- Magneto · Bendix
- Component part number
- 8LN1209
- 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.