Service difficulty report · Pin · Piper PA28RT201

Difficulty date
September 10, 2019
Submitted
September 12, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3033K
Make and model
Piper PA28RT201
Part
Pin
Part number
K3822
Condition
Loose
Location
Distributor Cap
Part time
450 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
43704372
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OWNER EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE IN FLIGHT. EXPEDITED NORMAL LANDING. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND RIGHT MAG RUNNING ERRATICALLY. MECHANIC INVESTIGATED MAGNETO AND FOUND DISTRIBUTION PIN IN DISTRIBUTOR CAP LOOSE. REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR AND WORKED PROPERLY. BUT UPON RUNUP, FOUND LEFT MAG RUNNING ERRATICALLY. FOUND SAME PROBLEM IN DISTRIBUTOR CAP OF LEFT MAG. REPLACED AND BOTH MAGS WORK PROPERLY.

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