Service difficulty report · Breaker Points · Piper PA12

Difficulty date
July 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA12
Engine
Lyc O320A2A
Part
Breaker Points
Part number
10357174
Condition
Broken
Location
Mag
Part time
100 hours
Component
Bendix · S4LN20
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH ON TAXI. CAM FOLLOWER OF POINTS ASSEMBLY FOUND BROKEN. THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF POINTS TO FAIL WITH THE SAME CONDITION, IN THE SAME MAGNETO, WITHIN 100 HOURS OF OPERATION. CLOSER INSPECTION FOR PROBABLE CAUSE FOUND NOTCHES IN THE CAM, P/N 10-88543-1. THE CAM AND POINTS WERE REPLACED.

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