What was found
FOUND LEFT MAGNETO DRIVE BEARING ASSEMBLY COMING APART. BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS WEARING INTO GEAR RETAINER ASSEMBLY PN LW-19096. SUBMITTER STATES INSPECTION OF THESE PARTS SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED EACH TIME MAGNETO IS REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N40200
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 277304997
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 67542
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Mag Drive
- Part time
- 1,618 hours
- 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.