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Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N59829
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317652081
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Distributor Gear
Part number
10682016
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Part time
1,091 hours
Component
Electrosys · D6LN3200
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.

What was found

MAGNETO WAS INSTALLED ON LEFT ENGINE 11-24-97, AND WAS REMOVED 12-31-97 DUE TO CRACKED, MISSING TOOTH. PREVIOUS MAGNETO HAD SUFFERED FAILURES OF BOTH DIST GEARS. SUSPECT TORSIONAL VIBRATION IN ENGINE.

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