What was found
DURING RUNUP FOUND LT ENGINE LT MAGNETO TO HAVE A LARGE MAG DROP. TROUBLESHOT TO LT MAGNETO LT ENGINE. DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND DISTRIBUTOR FINGER LOOSE FROM DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. REPLACED MAGNETO WITH SERVICABLE.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2015
- Submitted
- January 28, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N598ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496282
- Aircraft time
- 2,901 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- Engine time
- 4,552 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Distributor Gear
- Part number
- K3008
- Condition
- Detached
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 598 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Champion · 4373
- Component part number
- 4373
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.