What was found
DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK AND DISTRIBUTOR GEAR HAD EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP AND MELTING OF GEAR POSSIBLY DUE TO LACK OF SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE DURING MANUFACTURE OR IMPROPER OIL IMPREGNATION DURING MANUFACTURE.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N91284
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft serial
- 347970111
- Engine
- Cont LTSIO360EB
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Distributor Bloc
- Part number
- 10357426
- Condition
- Overheat
- Location
- Mag
- Part time
- 1 hours
- Component
- S6RN25
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- M
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.