Service difficulty report · Gasket · Piper PA28R201T

Difficulty date
October 31, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28R201T
Aircraft time
2,668 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO360FB
Part
Gasket
Condition
Leaking
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
BL50055610
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE INSPECTED FOR OIL LEAK AT REAR ACCESSORY SECTION, FOUND OIL COMING FROM RIGHT MAGNETO ATTACH GASKET. MAGNETO REMOVED, GASKET AND ENGINE MATING SURFACE INSPECTED OK. MOUNTING FLANGE ON MAGNETO INSPECTED AND FOUND CRACKED IN AREA WHERE BOTH HOLD DOWN CLAMPS MAKE CONTACT, FLANGE WAS ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING OFF COMPLETELY WHICH WOULD RESULT IN MAGNETO FAILURE AND POSSIBLE COMPLETE ENGINE OIL LOSS. LEFT MAGNETO REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, FOUND SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT OWNER REPORTED THAT LEFT MAGNETO WAS REPLACED FOR SAME REASON ABOUT 50 HOURS EARLIER. SUSPECT CAUSE OF CRACKING FLANGES IS FROM OVERTORQUING HOLD DOWN CLAMP NUTS. (TC NR 20090112008)

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