Service difficulty report · Coil · Univar 415C

Difficulty date
May 13, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Univar 415C
Aircraft time
2,100 hours
Engine
Cont C7512
Propeller
Mcauly 1B90CM
Part
Coil
Part number
10357164
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix · S4LN21
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT HARD TO START WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. CHECKED MAGNETO TO ENGINE TIMING. COULD NOT GET RT MAGNETO (S/N 540710) POINTS TO OPEN OR CLOSE. REMOVED MAGNETO FROM ENGINE AND FOUND GROUND ON COIL MISSING SCREW. COIL FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND OPAQUE IN COLOR INDICATING AD 94-01-03R2 AND MSB 644 HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. TECHNICAL RECORDS INDICATE ENGINE JUST HAD FIELD OVERHAUL. TIME ON ENGINE IS ONLY 14.3 HOURS.