What was found
DURING FLIGHT, ACFT HAD AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. DISCOVERED THE MAGNETO TO HAVE A LOOSE DISTRIBUTOR ARM, WHICH CAUSED THE MAGNETO TO FAIL.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2015
- Submitted
- May 29, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N58LU
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC143
- Engine
- Lyc IO360M1A
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Distributor Gear
- Part number
- M3819
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 202 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Slick
- Component part number
- 4347
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.