Service difficulty report · Magneto · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
October 31, 2017
Submitted
November 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4254R
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
3240625
Aircraft time
15,136 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1A5
Engine time
1,811 hours
Part
Magneto
Part number
103493101
Part serial
HL011809
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
1,317 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER INITIATING TAKEOFF ROLL BY ADVANCING THROTTLE FULL FORWARD, PILOT NOTED LESS THAN NORMAL POWER AND VERIFIED MAXIMUM RPM ACHIEVED WAS 2000 RPM. PILOT REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. POST FLIGHT RUN-UP REVEALED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ABOVE 1,200 RPM, WHEN IGNITION SWITCH PLACED ON RIGHT HAND MAGNETO ONLY, ENGINE WOULD LOSE SUBSTANTIAL RPM. WITH ONLY LEFT MAGNETO SELECTED ENGINE WOULD RUN NORMALLY.

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