Service difficulty report · Points · Piper PA31325

Difficulty date
December 22, 2016
Submitted
February 1, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N33TL
Make and model
Piper PA31325
Aircraft serial
317512043
Aircraft time
5,842 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540F2BD
Engine time
4,005 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Points
Part number
AB382585
Condition
Closed
Location
Lt Magneto
Part time
27 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS ON LEFT ENGINE, 5-10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET MSL. ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF LEFT ENGINE DUAL MAGNETO AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF DUAL MAGNETO(RIGHT SIDE COCKPIT SWITCH OF DUAL MAGNETO TURNED OFF ON LEFT ENGINE UNTIL REACHING THE AIRPORT.

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