Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Mooney M20C

Difficulty date
October 12, 2015
Submitted
November 2, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9146V
Make and model
Mooney M20C
Aircraft serial
690025
Part
Electrical Box
Condition
Faulty
Location
Master
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MECHANIC INSTALLED NEW STARTER, STARTER SOLENOID , MASTER SOLENOID. SYSTEM WORKED FOR MORE THAN 10 CYCLES BUT NOT MORE THAN 20 CYCLES WHEN, AFTER A MONTH OF NO USAGE, ACFT STARTER WOULD NOT RESPOND TO START EFFORT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT MASTER SOLENOID, STS-M12, SN, S2M-251508 HAD FAILED. SYSTEM WENT BACK INTO SERVICE WITH THE REMOVAL OF SOLENOID AND REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL UNIT FROM 1968. NOTE; THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING ON MOUNTING THE UNIT AT FIRST THAT CALLED FOR DRILLING EXTRA HOLES OF MOUNTING BRACKET. ERROR WAS REALIZED AND HOLES WERE NOT USED. MOUNTING AND WIRING WAS COMPLETED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME AND WIRING WAS TIGHTENED USING PROPER BACK WRENCH PROCEDURE AS CALLED FOR IN THE INSTRUCTIONS. I WISH TO KNOW WHERE THIS UNIT IS TO BE SENT FOR FORENSIC ANALYSIS.

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