Service difficulty report · Magneto · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
January 6, 2006
Submitted
January 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N333TG
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7680320
Aircraft time
7,055 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5D
Engine time
5,316 hours
Part
Magneto
Part number
BL68256013
Part serial
G04LA112R
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
554 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, D
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND THE DUEL MAGNETO HAD BROKEN OFF THE ENGINE ACCESSORY CASE. AFTER A RECORD SEARCH OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO OTHER MAGNETOS INSTALLED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE IN QUESTION AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ACCESSORY SECTION.

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