Service difficulty report · Bushing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 27, 2013
Submitted
February 27, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N27723
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317852122
Aircraft time
5,234 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2B
Engine time
200 hours
Part
Bushing
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Distributor Blk
Part time
200 hours
Component
Distributor Blk
Component part number
10391586
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION, LT ENGINE WAS HARD TO START. AFTER ENGINE STARTED AND MAGNETO CHECK WAS PERFORMED FOUND LT MAGNETO INOPERATIVE. REMOVED MAGNETO, DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK BUSHING LOOSE IN DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK, PN 10-391586. EARLIER ON DEC 6, 2012 A COMPLETE FAILURE IN FLIGHT OF THE RT MAGNETO ON RT ENGINE PN LW-34910-14, SN F10FA020. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND PILOT MADE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED. FOUND DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK BUSHING LOOSE IN DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK AS WELL. REMOVED TIMING HOLE PLUG ON LT ENGINE, RT MAGNETO, SN 11AA001 AND FOUND DISTRIBUTOR GEAR WOBBLING IN IT WHILE INSTALLED. SUSPECT BUSHING IN DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK IS LOOSE AS WELL. ALL 3 MAGNETOS ARE NEW WITH LESS THAN 200HRS. ON FACTORY REMANUFACTURED ENGINES WITH 199.6 HRS SINCE REMANUFACTURE.

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