Service difficulty report · Capacitor

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Part
Capacitor
Part number
AB51676
Part serial
1120DATECODE
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Part time
1 hours
Component
Magneto · Cont
Component part number
107902010
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INSTALLED NEW CAPACITOR AS PART ON 500 HR INSPECTION ON 1/20/2012. ON FIST FLIGHT DATE 1/21/2012 CUSTOMER SAID HE HAD LOSS OF POWER WITH LOOPING RPM APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE NYLON POINT’S FOLLOWER WAS MELTED TO THE STEEL ARM. THIS IS THE SECOND CAPACITOR WITH THE SAME BATCH NUMBER / DATE CODE OF 11-20 THAT HAS FAILED WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THE FIRST FAILED DURING FINAL TEST INSPECTION.