Service difficulty report · Magneto · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 27, 2014
Submitted
October 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Magneto
Part number
S6RN1208
Part serial
F14JA046R
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THIS SDR IS TO REPORT ON MAGNETOS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AS FACTORY REBUILT AS ZERO TIME UNITS. WE HAVE ELECTED TO PERFORM TEARDOWN REPORTS ON NEW REBUILT UNITS PRIOR TO BE IN OPERATION ON ACFT DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY PREMATURE FAILURES. THE PREVIOUS REPORTS THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT TO THE SAME AS THIS ONE ARE AS FOLLOWS: EPUA201409272014, EPUA20140925001 & EPUA201409272014.

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