What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO START. FOUND LEFT MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING PAWL PIVOT PIN SHEARED. REPLACED MAGNETO.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2019
- Submitted
- May 3, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8580E
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842414
- Aircraft time
- 1,054 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- Engine time
- 1,054 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 74DM
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Impulse Coupling
- Part number
- M3163
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Magneto
- Part time
- 1,833 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Slick · 4371
- Component part number
- 4371
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.