Service difficulty report · Coil · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
April 15, 2026
Submitted
October 5, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9140X
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
243245
Engine
Lyc IO360A3B6D
Part
Coil
Part number
EA2000
Part serial
23439006
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
11 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

ENGINE CYLINDER NR 4 WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT MISFIRING. FOUND LT COIL WAS GROUNDING TO ITS MOUNT THROUGH A SMALL PINHOLE IN BOTTOM OF THE COIL CASE, ELECTROAIR STATED THAT IT WAS TESTED AND "THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT". THE COIL WAS RETURNED AND A NEW COIL WAS INSTALLED, WHICH SOLVED THE MISFIRE CONDITION. WE CONNECTED A HIGH TENSION CABLE TESTER TO THE SUSPECT COIL AND OBSERVED HIGH VOLTAGE SPARKING EMANATING FROM THE PINHOLE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. MY CONCERN IS THIS COIL WAS DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY AND THE OWNER COULD HAVE SOLD IT IN THE USED MARKET.

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