Service difficulty report · Points · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
August 15, 2013
Submitted
August 23, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N811CB
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft serial
317512001
Aircraft time
6,084 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
6,637 hours
Part
Points
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Magneto
Part time
1 hours
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
1068291018
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INITIALLY INSPECTED AND TESTED MAGNETO PRIOR TO INSTALLATION, TESTS WERE SATISFACTORY. A GROUND RUN OF THE ENGINE AND MAGNETO OPERATION WAS ALSO SATISFACTORY. FAILURE OF MAGNETO OCCURRED APPROX 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. ON INSPECTING THE MAGNETO AFTER REMOVAL, FOUND THE MAGNETO POINTS WERE NOT GROUNDING TO THE MAGNETO CASE.

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