What was found
(CAN) 20 TEETH BROKEN OFF DISTRIBUTOR GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR ELECTRODE BROKEN OFF. FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS OF MFG SB 658 FOR CORRECT PRACTICES FOR MAGNETO INSTALLATION ON ENGINE WILL ELEMINATE THE PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2003
- Submitted
- March 1, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200
- Aircraft time
- 8,182 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LIO360C1E6
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK2
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Distributor Gear
- Part number
- 10400405
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Magneto
- Component
- Magneto · Bendix
- Component part number
- S4RN1209
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.