Service difficulty report · Rivet · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
April 18, 2018
Submitted
April 18, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4075R
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
3240387
Engine
Lyc IO540K1A5
Engine time
8,045 hours
Part
Rivet
Condition
Sheared
Location
Impulse Coupling
Part time
160 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick · 6351
Component part number
6351
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING FAILED. . AD 99-04-04 APPLIES TO THIS MAGNETO ENGINE COMBINATION. INTERVAL FOR REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS IS 250 HRS. MAGNETO HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED WITH A REBUILT UNIT AND HAS A NEW IMPULSE COUPLING. THE IMPULSE COUPLING SHEARED INTERNAL RIVETS CAUSING MAGNETO TO BIND WHICH CAUSED TWO TEETH TO BREAK OFF OF THE DRIVE GEAR AND DAMAGED ACCESSORIES DRIVE SYSTEM.

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