What was found
FOUND FINGER OF DISTRIBUTOR GEAR LOOSE ON SHAFT AND ON PLASTIC GEAR. TT ON THE PART WAS 546 HRS. THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR IS PART OF KIT K3822.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2013
- Submitted
- August 23, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2488P
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843282
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1D
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Distributor Gear
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 546 hours
- Component
- Magneto
- Component part number
- 4371
- 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.