SDR 2007F00068

Service difficulty report · Gear · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
December 11, 2007
Submitted
December 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8493C
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7680118
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5D
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
Gear
Part number
10682016
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Part time
650 hours
Component
Magneto · D6LN3000
Component part number
1068256013
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL POWER/ROUGH-RUNNING ENGINE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, RETURNED TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED D6LN-3000 DUAL MAGNETO AND DISCOVERED SEVERAL DOZEN TEETH MISSING BOTH DISTRIBUTOR GEARS. MAGNETO INSTALLED NEW ON 28 MAY, 2007.

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