What happened
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(-23) On April 9, 2001, at 11:54 PST, a Cessna 421 departed long beach, CA. Enroute to roswell, NM. The a/c diverted to Palm Springs airport, Palm Springs, CA. When the pilot reported that the right engine was running rough and elected to shut down the engine as a precautionary measure. The Palm Springs control tower reported the a/c landed safely and taxied clear of the runway. The maintenance facility at Palm Springs, CA., reported that the right engine's, left magneto drive coupling had failed to do an unknown metal that had passed thru the magneto drive gear. The engine was removed and a local engine shop was doing the tear down inspection to determine the cause of the accessory failure. The maintenance facility located in long beach, CA. Will submit the malfunction and defect report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2001, AT 11:54 PST, A CESSNA 421 DEPARTED LONG BEACH, CA. ENROUTE TO ROSWELL, NM. THE A/C DIVERTED TO PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT, PALM SPRINGS, CA. WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE PALM SPRINGS CONTROL TOWER REPORTED THE A/C LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT PALM SPRINGS, CA., REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE'S, LEFT MAGNETO DRIVE COUPLING HAD FAILED TO DO AN UNKNOWN METAL THAT HAD PASSED THRU THE MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND A LOCAL ENGINE SHOP WAS DOING THE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCESSORY FAILURE. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY LOCATED IN LONG BEACH, CA. WILL SUBMIT THE MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT.
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