Service difficulty report · Rotating Shaft · Piper PA28180

Difficulty date
May 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28180
Engine
Lyc O360A3A
Part
Rotating Shaft
Part number
1052945
Condition
Sheared
Location
Woodruff Key
Part time
803 hours
Component
Bendix · 105136029
Stage of operation
TX
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) PILOT NOTICED A 250 RPM DROP ON THE RIGHT MAGNETO DURING RUN-UP, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT ROUGH RUNNING WHEN ONLY THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS SELECTED. AFTER SHUTDOWN THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED. INSPECTION OF THE MAGNETO REVEALED A SHEARED MAGNET SHAFT AT THE WOODRUFF KEY LOCATION.

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