Service difficulty report · Magneto · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 16, 2015
Submitted
April 10, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N129MT
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496172
Aircraft time
3,925 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Engine time
7,222 hours
Part
Magneto
Part number
4373
Part serial
14051225
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 400
Part time
89 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE LT ENGINE WOULD NOT START OR EVEN COUGH. THE MAGNETO TIMING WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IMPULSE COUPLING ON THE LT MAGNETO WAS CAUSING THE MAGNETO TO FIRE BEFORE TOP DEAD CENTER. THE LT MAGNETO IS THE ONLY IMPULSE COUPLED MAGNETO ON THIS ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO NOT START. THE MAGNETO WAS NOT OPENED SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT WOULD VOID THE WARRANTY. THE TIME ON THIS MAGNETO SINCE NEW IS 88.8 HOURS.

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