What was found
UNSCHEDULED FAILURE OF THE LT ENGINE MAGNETO DURING ENGINE START. FOUND MAGNETO ROTOR SHAFT SHEARED AT POINTS CAM DRIVE END.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2005
- Submitted
- September 15, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N293D
- Aircraft time
- 1,141 hours, 1,500 cycles
- Engine
- Cont IO240B
- Engine time
- 768 hours, 1,000 cycles
- Propeller
- Snsnch W69EK63
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Rotor Shaft
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 768 hours, 1,000 cycles
- Component
- Magneto
- Component part number
- 4310
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.