SDR 98ZZZX2288

Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
June 5, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N40698
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
327440056
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5
Part
Impulse Coupling
Part number
M333
Condition
Worn
Location
Mag Pawl Pin
Component
Slick
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

APPROXIMATE TIME ON COMPONENT 450 HOURS. NOTED ONE PAWL WORN MORE THAN THE OTHER, .130 INCH AS COMPARED TO .100 INCH. NOTE, .150 INCH MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY SLICK. ALSO, NOTED THAT ONE PAWL PIN SEEMED SOFTER THAN THE OTHER BY USING FILE AS DESCRIBED IN SLICK SB SB 1-80A. SUBMITTER THOUGHT THIS MAY BE OF FURTHER INTEREST.

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