Service difficulty report · Bearing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
7,089 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Bearing
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Cont · 3200
Component part number
1068291013
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON RETURN FLIGHT THE LT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. UPON LANDING THE PILOT DID A MAGNETO CHECK AND FOUND THAT THE MAGNETO DROP WAS EXCESSIVE. REMOVED MAGNETO WITH COVER OFF FOUND METAL IN BACK OF MAGNETO. INSTALLED OVERHAULED MAGNETO, GROUND RUN AIRCRAFT NO FAULTS FOUND.

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