What was found
WHILE PERFORMING THE PRE-FLIGHT RUN UP, THE RT MAGNETO DROP OFF WAS FOUND TO BE 400 RPM AND ROUGH.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2016
- Submitted
- March 4, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N158ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842030
- Aircraft time
- 9,647 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- Engine time
- 7,070 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Distributor Gear
- Part number
- K3008
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 289 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Champion
- Component part number
- 4370
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.