Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Piper PA44180
FAA SDR system
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2015
- Submitted
- June 24, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496150
- Aircraft time
- 8,548 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- Engine time
- 590 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR2
- Part
- Distributor Gear
- Part number
- K3822
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 590 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Slick · 4370
- Component part number
- 4370
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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
MAGNETO DISTRIBUTER GEAR ELECTRODE FINGER FOUND DETACHED FROM DISTRIBUTER GEAR. RT MAGNETO LT ENGINE WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAILURE.
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