Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Piper PA32R301T

Difficulty date
June 8, 2010
Submitted
June 18, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N245MA
Make and model
Piper PA32R301T
Aircraft serial
3257215
Engine
Lyc TIO540AH1A
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Burned
Location
Lt Magneto
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
6362
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.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTION OF BOTH MAGNETOS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL PARTS WERE BURNED AND DETERIORATED. THIS CONDITION WAS FOUND AT 225 HRS AFTER THE 500 HR INSP. BOTH MAGNETOS DID OT REACH THE 500 HR INTERVAL.

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