Service difficulty report · Housing · Piper PA24260

Difficulty date
November 19, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA24260
Aircraft time
4,737 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540D4A5
Part
Housing
Condition
Broken
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto
Component part number
101630509
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ENG WAS RECEIVED FOR PROP STRIKE INSP. MAG WAS INSPECTED AND 4 OUT OF THE 5 HSG SCREWS WERE MISSING. MAG WAS DISASSEMBLED AND ONE OF 3 ALIGNMENT TABS IN THE DISTRIBUTOR HSG WAS BROKEN OFF. THIS CAUSED HSGS TO SHUFFLE AND LOOSEN SCREWS. SPOT WHERE THE TAB USED TO BE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN GLASS BEADED AND ALODINED ALONG WITH THE REST OF HSG AT O/H. BROKEN PIECE WAS NOT FOUND IN THE MAG AT ALL. ALSO THE WRONG PN OF MAG DRIVE HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND IN ORDER TO TIME THE MAG THE INSTALLER HAD FILED THE MOUNTING SLOTS LONGER ON THE MAGNETO HSG TO ALLOW FOR MORE MOVEMENT IN ADJUSTING THE MAG TO ENG TIMING. SINCE BOTH HSGS WERE DAMAGED, MAG WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND ECONOMIC REPAIR AND EXCHANGED.

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