Service difficulty report · Booster · Piper PA32260

Difficulty date
January 27, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4817
Make and model
Piper PA32260
Aircraft serial
321277
Aircraft time
5,800 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Engine time
1,838 hours
Part
Booster
Part number
SS1001
Part serial
03067007
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Magneto
Part time
15 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING RUNUP THE PILOT FOUND LT MAGNETO WAS INOPERATIVE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE SLICK START MAGNETO START BOOST BOX STC NR SA593CH MALFUNCTIONED AND GROUNDED THE LEFT MAGNETO OUT. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SLICK START BOX; THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM.

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