Service difficulty report · Bearing · Piper PA28180

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
Part
Bearing
Part number
LW14227
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Engine
Part time
857 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.

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 RIGHT HAND MAGNETO). ENGINE HAS 857 HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL IN 2000.

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