What was found
WORN OR LOOSE BEARING IN DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ALLOWED DISTRIBUTOR GEAR ASSEMBLY TO JUMP TEETH AND GET OUT OF TIME WITH ROTOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 22, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4301C
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318353001
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Distributor Blk
- Part number
- 10391586
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Magneto
- Component
- Bendix · 103493104
- 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.