What was found
DURING INSPECTION FOUND A DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TOOTH BROKEN AND LAYING IN MAGNETO CAP. THIS MAGNETO HAS PLASTIC GEARS AND HAS BEEN FOUND IN THIS CONDITION ON NUMEROUS MAGNETOS OF THIS TYPE.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2001
- Submitted
- March 7, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N200HM
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7680025
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- 1068256013
- Part serial
- 601AA158R
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 481 cycles
- 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.