What was found
PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO LT ENGINE LT MAGNETO FAILURE. FAILURE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A BAD BEARING IN THE MAGNETO.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2012
- Submitted
- April 9, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N488SP
- Make and model
- Cessna 310N
- Aircraft serial
- 310N0029
- Aircraft time
- 1,262 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Magneto
- Component
- Magneto · Bendix
- Component part number
- BL106006061R
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.