Service difficulty report · Nut · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
May 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Nut
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Magneto
Part time
1,636 hours
Component
Aero Recip · A182AS11
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. AIRCRAFT LANDED. MAG CHECK CARRIED OUT, 300 RPM DROP WITH LEFT MAG OFF. NR 4 CYLINDER LEAD DISCONNECTED, RETAINING NUT MISSING ONLY SMALL RING PART FROM NUT FOUND. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. REPLACED.

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