What was found
REMOVED SLICK MAGNETO IAW INSPECTION. FOUND DISTRIBUTOR GEAR MISSING CARBON BRUSH AND SPRING IN VERY POOR CONDITION. ALSO DISTRIBUTOR BEARING BAR WAS BURNED AND MELTED.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2003
- Submitted
- May 7, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2218Z
- Make and model
- Piper PA28RT201
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7918117
- Engine
- Lyc IO360C1C6
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Brush Block
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Magnetor
- Part time
- 809 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.