Service difficulty report · Magneto · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 5, 2015
Submitted
October 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357SA
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
80520162
Aircraft time
14,946 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
1,478 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4M
Part
Magneto
Part number
3200
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,478 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT NOTICED THE RT ENG RPM WAS SLIGHTLY FLUCTUATING. RETURNED TO BASE & NOTIFIED MX WHO RAN THE AFFECTED ENG & NOTICED THE LT MAGNETO HAD AN INTERMITTENT MISS. MAGNETO WAS REPLACED, GND RUN & LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED & ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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