Service difficulty report · Dist Block · Piper PA32260

Difficulty date
April 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA32260
Engine
Lyc O540E4B5
Part
Dist Block
Part number
S6LN204
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Magneto
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER MAGNETO FAILURE, THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND THERE WERE TEETH MISSING FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR.

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