SDR FFKA114

Service difficulty report · Gear · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
February 26, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5454F
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7780012
Aircraft time
15,756 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5
Engine time
1,901 hours
Part
Gear
Part number
10682016
Condition
Damaged
Location
Magneto
Part time
754 hours
Component
Magneto · Contin · D3000
Component part number
1068256013
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH DURING TAXI AND HAD A BAD MAGNETO DROP. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE GEAR TEETH P/N 10-682016 BROKEN OFF OF BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT GEAR ASSEMBLIES. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE MAGNETO, IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT ONE OF THE RETAINER SNAP RINGS P/N 10-92815-37 TO BE DISCOLORED AND SPREAD APART.

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