What was found
PILOT REPORTED OIL UNDER COWLING AFTER A WEEKEND OVERNIGHT. INVESTIGATED OIL LEAK AND FOUND THE MAGNETO MOUNTING FLANGE CRACKED. MAGNETO WAS PROPERLY TORQUED, SUSPECT MAGNETO HOUSING FATIGUED.
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2004
- Submitted
- August 11, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N333TG
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Aircraft serial
- 32R7680320
- Aircraft time
- 6,187 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- Engine time
- 4,383 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- BL68256013
- Part serial
- G04CA019R
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 108 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.