Service difficulty report · Pin

Difficulty date
February 7, 2020
Submitted
February 7, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Part
Pin
Condition
Missing
Location
Master Switch
Part time
500 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT OWNER SUBMITTED THIS PART TO THIS OFFICE STATING THAT WHILE OPERATING THE SWITCH DURING MAGNETO CHECKS, THE DROP WOULD NOT BE WHERE IT SHOULD BE. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A PIN MISSING ON THE BACK OF THE SWITCH AND THE PLATE INSIDE WHERE THE PIN ATTACHES WAS UNSECURED THE SWITCH FLOPPING AROUND. THE OWNER BELIEVES THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE HE INSTALLED IT IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE BELIEVES IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SINCE THE SWITCH HAS NOT OPERATED CORRECTLY SINCE INSTALLATION