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 . 81.1 HRS SINCE NEW.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2008
- Submitted
- February 26, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N51RF
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500S
- Aircraft serial
- 3298
- Aircraft time
- 10 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540E1B5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- 6393
- Part serial
- 070101129
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 81 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.