Service difficulty report · Ignition Switch

Difficulty date
July 21, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Part
Ignition Switch
Part number
103572101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) SMALL TAB/LOCK MISSING IN SWITCH ALLOWING START TO OCCUR AT ANY POSTION SIMPLY BY PUSHING IN THE "KEY". SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUSH IN THE KEY UNLESS KEY IS IN START POSITION. PART WAS NOT INSTALLED. PART WAS TAGGED AND QUARANTINED. ANOTHER IDENTICAL PN (FROM SAME BATCH NR THAT STORES RECEIVED), WAS INSTALLED WHICH FUNCTION CHECKED NORMAL.