Service difficulty report · Distributor Blk · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
October 21, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
2,512 hours
Engine
Lyc O360E1A6D
Part
Distributor Blk
Part number
K3823
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Part time
456 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) MAGNETO NOT FUNCTIONING AFTER ENGINE START. DISASSEMBLED MAG, NOTED DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK BURNED AND MELTED. MAGNETO FILLED WITH YELLOW POWDER RESIDUE. EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL ARCING BETWEEN COIL AND DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK. NOTED CARBON BRUSH K3215 APPEARED NORMAL AND UNDAMAGED. HEAT DAMAGE NOTED ON MAGNETO HOUSING. MAGNETO BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.

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