What was found
BEARING LW14227 CAGE DESTROYED AND APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT MISSING. THIS IS THE ENGINE SIDE BEARING OF THE LW15416 MAGNETO DRIVE ADAPTER (MAGNETO ISOLATION DRIVE FOR RT MAGNETO)ENGINE HAS 857 HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL IN 2000.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2007
- Submitted
- September 24, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5147L
- Make and model
- Piper PA28180
- Aircraft serial
- 284432
- Aircraft time
- 5,190 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4A
- Engine time
- 2,539 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- LW14227
- Condition
- Destroyed
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 857 hours
- Component
- Magneto Drive · Lyc
- Component part number
- LW15416
- 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.