Service difficulty report · Coil · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 14, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
12,812 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Part
Coil
Part number
103825881
Condition
Arced
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
1068291013
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) MAG WAS RECEIVED DUE TO THE ENGINE QUITTING DURING RIGHT MAG DROP CHECK. THE MAG WAS DISASSEMBLED AND A BURNT ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTICED. BOTH LT AND RT COILS WERE TESTED WITH AN OHMMETER AND PASSED TCM`S TEST CRITERIA, BUT WHEN PERFORMING A VISUAL INSPECTION USING A FLASHLIGHT A BLACK MATERIAL WAS NOTICED UNDER THE LAMINATED COIL CORE AND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING. THE COIL WAS REMOVED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN ARCING TO THE GROUND OF THE HOUSING. THE COIL WAS REPLACED AND, A 500 HOUR INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND THE MAG WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE MAG WAS O/H`D BY US (PRO AERO ENGINES) IN JULY 2007. (TC NR 20091214011)

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