Service difficulty report · Ignition Switch · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
December 18, 2016
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N638FT
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
2842315
Part
Ignition Switch
Part number
103572001
Condition
Worn
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ENG ROUGHNESS. GROUND RUNS WERE MIXED, SOMETIMES IT WOULD RUN FINE. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO INTERMITTENT GROUNDING AT KEY SWITCH. KEY SWITCH REPLACED. KEY SWITCH BACK WAS REMOVED. KEY SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENTLY GROUNDING INTERNALLY.

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