What was found
(CAN) LT ENGINE WILL NOT START. REMOVED LEFT MAGNETO AND DISASSEMBLED, FOUND RETARD POINTS NOT OPENING, FOLLOWER PLASTIC AND FELT RIVETS LOOSE AND NOT OPENING POINTS PROPERLY.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2003
- Submitted
- March 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 9,311 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2C
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Points
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Magneto
- Component
- Magneto
- Component part number
- IO3492901
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.