What was found
ENGINE WOULD NOT START. TRACED PROBLEM DOWN TO SHORTED COIL IN LEFT MAG.
- Difficulty date
- January 10, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N46SD
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 278054040
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Coil
- Part number
- M3975
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Lt Mag
- Part time
- 864 hours
- Component
- Slick · 6293
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.