What was found
PILOT REPORTED ROUGH MAGNETO CHECK. REMOVED RT MAGNETO AND FOUND COIL WEDGE LOOSE IN MAGNETO. SEVERAL TEETH WERE BROKEN ON DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. MAGNETO HAD ONLY 23 HRS SINCE OVERHAUL.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2012
- Submitted
- June 29, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N54417
- Make and model
- Piper PA32300
- Aircraft serial
- 327440052
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Wedge
- Part number
- 10349219
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Magneto
- Component
- Magneto
- Component part number
- 103493701R
- 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.