Service difficulty report · Magneto · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
May 12, 2011
Submitted
July 8, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2140L
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
243425
Engine
Lyc IO360A3B6
Part
Magneto
Part number
4370
Part serial
10040922
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Right
Part time
239 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

OWNER REPORTED ENGINE WOULD START RUNNING ROUGH AFTER 15 TO 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, WITH CHECK OF RT MAGNETO GIVING LARGE RPM DROP. REPLACED MAGNETO AND ENGINE OPERATION NOW NORMAL. DISASSEMBLED MAGNETO AND FOUND THAT DISTRIBUTOR GEAR ELECTRODE FINGER WAS LOOSE AND FELL OFF WHEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. LEFT MAG WAS REPLACED 46.7 HRS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT MAGNETO HAD 621.1 HRS TT. THIS ACFT DOES HAVE THE 500 HR MAGNETO INSPECTIONS DONE. ACFT IS FLOWN ALMOST EVERY DAY AND AVERAGES OVER 200 HRS ANNUALLY.

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