What was found
LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. TROUBLESHOOT TO LEFT MAG. BEARINGS IN MAG WORN, CAM NOT ACTIVATING POINTS. WHEN REMOVING MAG, FOUND BEARING ON MAG DRIVE GEAR MISSING BALLS AND TEETH MISSING ON GEAR OR CHIPPED.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N51ME
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 277854066
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Mag Drive
- Component
- Bendix · S200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.