What was found
MAGNETO CASE SCREW CAME LOOSE CAUSING MAGNETO TO COME APART IN-FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND BACK HALF OF MAG CASE LYING LOOSE HANGING FROM WIRES. SCREWS COULD NOT BE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- December 24, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N331FC
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 277554024
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Screw
- Part number
- S6LN204
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Magneto
- Component
- Bendix · 101630599
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.