What was found
(CAN) 8 TEETH BROKEN OFF DISTRIBUTOR GEAR ASSEMBLY. A GEAR HOLDING TOOL WAS USE FOR THE MAGNETO INSTALLATION ON ENGINE NOT RECOMMENDED IAW MFG MSB NR 528 AND MFG SB 658.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 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
- CR
- 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.