Service difficulty report · Magneto · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
October 15, 2020
Submitted
October 19, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N931G
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2881076
Aircraft time
1,431 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Engine time
1,431 hours
Part
Magneto
Part number
4371
Part serial
18060695
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
1,431 hours
Component
Impulse Couplin · Slick · NA
Component part number
M3163
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.

What was found

FOUND LOOSE RIVETS ON MAGNETO S/N 18060695 IMPULSE COUPLING. SLICK SB2-19 WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH ON 10/30/2019 AND NEW UNAFFECTED IMPULSE COUPLING HAD BEEN INSTALLED AT THAT TIME. THE PROBLEM FOUND IS THAT NEW IMPULSE COUPLING UNAFFECTED BY SB2-19 STILL FAILED INSPECTION WITH LOOSE RIVETS HOLDING IMPULSE PAWS.

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