What was found
DURING RUN-UP, PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. LEFT MAGNETO REMOVED AND FOUND MAGNETO COUPLING PIN BROKEN AND CRANKSHAFT IDLER GEAR ASSY, P/N 71668, BROKEN. GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N861VL
- Make and model
- Bnorm BN2B26
- Aircraft serial
- 2155
- Engine
- Lyc O540E4C5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- 6351
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 7,454 hours
- Component
- Slick
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.