What was found
ENGINE BECAME ROUGH IN-FLIGHT. FOUND WOULD RUN BETTER ON RT MAG ONLY. INVESTIGATION FOUND WHEN LEFT MAG REMOVED. IT WAS DESTROYED BY AN INTERNAL FIRE. SUSPECT OIL LEAK INTO PRESSURED MAG AND IGNITED.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N37AA
- Make and model
- Cessna T210N
- Aircraft serial
- 21062989
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520R
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- 6220
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Eng Lt Mag
- Part time
- 348 hours
- Component
- Slick
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.