What was found
ENGINE WAS GETTING HARD TO START, CHECKED MAG TIMING AND FOUND LT MAG TIMING, OUT OF LIMITS. DISASSEMBLED MAG AND FOUND THE CAM WORN OUT . 58.7 HRS SINCE NEW.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2007
- Submitted
- February 26, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N51RF
- Aircraft time
- 10 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540E1B5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- 6393
- Part serial
- 07031042
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 58 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.