What was found
IMPULSE COUPLING SPRING BROKE IN COUPLING THEREFORE RETARDING TIMING. ALL OTHER PIECES LOOK OK. SPRING APPEARS TO BE OF POOR QUALITY. IT BROKE CLEAN - NO WEAR OR SCRATCHES.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4168R
- Make and model
- Piper PA32300
- Aircraft serial
- 3240484
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1A5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Impulse Coupling
- Part number
- 10400320
- Condition
- Spring Broke
- Location
- Eng Mag
- Part time
- 300 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.