Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 12, 2015
Submitted
January 28, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N595ND
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496271
Aircraft time
3,548 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Engine time
1,141 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Distributor Gear
Part number
K3008
Condition
Detached
Location
Magneto
Part time
501 hours
Component
Magneto · Champion
Component part number
4330
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT EXPERIENCED HARD STARTING ON RT ENGINE. LT MAGNETO OF RT ENGINE REMOVED AND INSPECTED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR FINGER HAD BECOME LOOSE ON DISTRIBUTOR GEAR SHAFT AND WAS FREE TO ROTATE INDEPENDENTLY OF GEAR. MAGNETO REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

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