What was found
REMOVED MAGS FOR 500 HR INSPECTION, NYLON GEARS IN LT MAG DETERORATING, FROSTED APPEARANCE ON BOTH DISTRIB AND CAM GEARS. MAG HAS ELECT TACH PICK UP IN PLACE OF NORMAL MAG VENT.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2001
- Submitted
- January 10, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N298AT
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R301T
- Aircraft serial
- 3257069
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 7714 · Engine RPM Indicating System
- Part
- Pickup
- Part number
- 598881
- Part serial
- 94083
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Engine Tach
- Part time
- 418 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.