Service difficulty report · Distributor Blk · Piper PA28180

Difficulty date
February 10, 2013
Submitted
February 22, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5269T
Make and model
Piper PA28180
Aircraft serial
287205253
Engine
Lyc VO360*
Part
Distributor Blk
Part number
10357584
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Magneto
Component
Magneto
Component part number
101630453
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 COMPLAINED OF ROUGH ENGINE & LOSS OF POWER. GROUND RUN DETERMINED THAT THE RT MAGNETO WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. ENSURED RT WAS CORRECT POSITION ON SWITCH. PULLED AND CLEANED ALL SPARK PLUGS FOR RT MAGNETO. PULLED RT MAGNETO, TESTED CONDENSER, AND COIL BOTH OK. FOUND DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK DRIVE BEARING WAS LOOSE IN ASSY. REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR GEAR/BLOCK ASSY AND POINTS WITH NEW PARTS. C/W SI1437 TIMING OF MAG AND TO ENGINE. POST WORK GROUND RUNUP CHECK IAW MFG SI1132A MAGNETO CHECK FOUND ALL OK.

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