SDR FFKA115

Service difficulty report · Gear · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N333TG
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7680320
Aircraft time
8,095 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5D
Engine time
56 hours
Part
Gear
Part number
10682016
Condition
Damaged
Location
Magneto
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 THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THAT THE MAGNETO P/N 10-682560-13 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE MAGNETO, FOUND THAT 2 EACH OF P/N 10-682016 HAD BROKEN TEETH ON THE GEAR ASSEMBLIES.

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