What was found
IMPULSE COUPLING SPRING BROKEN. EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING CRACK AND CORROSION. VERY LOW TIME IN SERVICE. MAG TO ENGINE TIMING LOST. BOTH MAGS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. (K)
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2008
- Submitted
- September 8, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5880V
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R201T
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7703158
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360F
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Impulse Coupling
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 14 hours
- Component
- Magneto
- Component part number
- S6LSC25P
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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