What was found
PILOT REPORTED MISFIRE DURING MAG CHECK. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED RIVETING OF GROUND SIDE OF CONTACT TO MOUNTING BASE HAD FAILED ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CONTACT TO RATTLE IN BASE.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2004
- Submitted
- October 20, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N207DG
- Make and model
- Cessna T207
- Aircraft serial
- 20700070
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Contactor
- Part number
- M3081
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 696 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Slick
- Component part number
- 6310
- 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.