Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 4300; Flight Crew Type 700
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Diverted; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Lost right engine and diverted. Uneventful landing. Dual drive Bendix Magneto failed causing complete power loss. The mag was a fresh overhaul installed 20 minutes earlier. It was determined to be a faulty ground within the mag case itself causing both primary coils to fail. Poor design in my opinion!
PA31 pilot experiences a right engine failure in cruise and diverts to a suitable airport. Dual drive Bendix Magneto; installed 20 minutes earlier; failed causing complete power loss.