Service difficulty report · Magneto · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
July 18, 2017
Submitted
July 19, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N309PA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2843508
Aircraft time
18,756 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Magneto
Part number
4370
Part serial
12090160
Condition
Undertorqued
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE >500 RPM AND THAT ENGINE WAS ROUGH RUNNING. MECHANICS WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE ON THE GROUND AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO CAPACITOR WAS LOOSE IN MAGNETO'S HOUSING. THE MAGNETO HAD BEEN INSTALLED THE PREVIOUS DAY AND HAD ACCRUED 3 HOURS IN SERVICE SINCE 500 HOUR INSPECTION PERFORMED BY OTHER REPAIR STATION.

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