Service difficulty report · Ignition Switch · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
November 24, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
5,817 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Part
Ignition Switch
Part number
A5102
Condition
Damaged
Part time
5,949 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

ENGINE STARTED WHEN PROP WAS ROTATED TO CHECK OIL LEVEL AS PER POH. IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF AND KEY REMOVED. IGNITION SWITCH FOUND TO HAVE CARBON TRACKING BETWEEN CONTACTS. AIRCRAFT ARE SHUTDOWN USING IGNITION SWITCH, NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED ON PREVIOUS SHUT DOWN.

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