Service difficulty report · Switch · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
July 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Engine
Allsn 501D13H
Propeller
Allsn A6441FN606
Part
Switch
Part number
8PB1
Condition
Binding
Part time
81,619 hours
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) PILOT DISCOVERED LT FEATHER BUTTON SUCKED IN WHEN BATTERY MASTER TURNED ON. FOUND ON DI BEFORE DISPATCH. WE FOUND THE LT E-HANDLE SWITCH BLOCK PLUNGER JAMMED IN THE DRPRESSED POSITION. THE SPRING THAT NORMALLY PUSHES IT BACK HAD FALLEN OUT DUE TO THE RETAINING CIRCLIP FOR THE PLUNGER BEING MISSING. THE RT PLUNGER WAS THE SAME ALTHOUGH IT HAD NOT JAMMED UP YET.