Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Amtr PAZMANYPL2

Difficulty date
April 26, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N289R
Make and model
Amtr PAZMANYPL2
Aircraft serial
089
Aircraft time
358 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Engine time
3,083 hours
Part
Drive Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Distributor Bloc
Part time
358 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
4371
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

MAGNETO LT/ MAG, P/N 4371 S/N 96110203 INSTALLED ON AN ENGINE, EXPERIMENTAL ACFT. MAGNETO HAD A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THIS CONDITION, ALTHOUGH THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, IT APPEARS THAT THE CAM AND DRIVE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY SEATED ON THE SHAFT DURING MFG. THE WEAR IN THE BLOCK ASSY. WAS ABOUT .01 DEEP AND WITH NO VISIBLE WEAR ON THE DRIVE GEAR.