Service difficulty report · Rotor Shaft · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
November 30, 2023
Submitted
November 30, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8137Q
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
288016179
Aircraft time
12,605 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Engine time
673 hours
Part
Rotor Shaft
Part number
M3158
Condition
Broken
Location
Right Magneto
Part time
290 hours
Component
Magneto · Kelly
Component part number
ES4370
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O, L
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OUT TO FLY. THE PILOT DID HIS RUN UP AND FOUND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN ON JUST THE RIGHT MAGNETO. PILOT RETURNED AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT FLY. I CONFIRMED THE DISCREPANCY AFTER A RUN UP. I REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED THE MAGNETO AND FOUND THE ROTOR GEAR WITH THE BROKEN ROTOR ATTACH POINTS STILL IMBEDDED IN IT FLOATING INSIDE THE MAGNETO. THE MAGNETO ROTOR PN M3158 END THAT HOLDS THE ROTOR GEAR PN M3827 BROKE AT THE ROTOR GEAR ATTACH POINTS. BOTH ATTACH POINTS BROKE.

More about the Piper PA-28-161