Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Piper PA28151

Difficulty date
February 6, 2012
Submitted
February 10, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4166
Make and model
Piper PA28151
Aircraft serial
287415312
Aircraft time
1 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Lyc O320E3D
Engine time
1 hours, 1 cycles
Part
Distributor Gear
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
106006441
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A NORMAL RUN-UP BEFORE TAKEOFF. DURING CLIMB-OUT POWER LOSS WAS EXPERIENCED. ON LANDING ANOTHER RUN UP SHOWED THE RT MAGNETO WAS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED THE RT MAGNETO AND FOUND THE PLASTIC DISTRIBUTOR GEAR WAS MISSING TEETH .2500 OF THE WAY AROUND THE GEAR.

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