What was found
ACFT WAS BEING RUN UP AFTER 100 HR INSPECTION. SMOKE IN COCKPIT WAS NOTED. INSPECTION AFTER SHUTDOWN LED TO KEY (IGNITION) SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. SUSPECT IGNITION SWITCH WAS PULLED APART. INTERNALLY SWITCH BURNED. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2009
- Submitted
- October 22, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N625FT
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842130
- System (JASC)
- 7430 · Ignition Switching
- Part
- Ignition Switch
- Part number
- 103572001
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Inst Panel
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.