Is it "faulty" because its being "shorted" . . . . . as it looks like a ferrite / powdered iron cored inductor of ~ 4 turns of #18 enameled magnet wire, being wound at one end of it, then being black shrink wrapped. Then some nice illegible white symbolization of . . . . PA4-1027-? . . . .is being stamped upon it.
OTHERWISE . . .type of equipment being from, brand, model, what is whole boards function . .ya da ya da ya da . . .