Service difficulty report · Contact · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
November 4, 2017
Submitted
December 12, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N25386
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
288590088
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Contact
Condition
Damaged
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
4371
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

AIRCRAFT WAS HARD TO START, AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING REMOVED LT MAGNETO 4371 SN 96050726 WITH 634 TT. AIRCRAFT ACC REPLACED THE CONDENSER AND IMPULSE COUPLING. WO 20284. REMOVED RT MAGNETO 4370 SN 9803046 WITH 602TT. AIRCRAFT ACC REPLACED THE CONTACT POINTS, BRUSH, CONDENSER, ROTOR GEAR AND COIL WO 20283. MAGNETO WOULD NOT PRODUCE SPARK UNTIL 900 RPM ON BENCH TEST BEFORE REPAIR. HAD PERFORMED THE 500 HR INSPECTION ON THESE MAGS AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES AT THAT TIME. PRE CHAMPION SLICKS WERE A LOT TOUGHER AND DID NOT SEE THESE FAILURES AS OFTEN!

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