What was found
THE IMPULSE COUPLING ENGAGES ONLY 1 OUT OF 5 TIMES WHEN PROPELLER IS TURNED BY HAND. THE SPRING WHICH HOLDS THE PAWL OUT TO ENGAGE IMPULSE COUPLING HAS NOT BROKEN BUT HAS TOTALY LOST ITS SPRING EFFECT.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2000
- Submitted
- April 13, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N123TM
- Make and model
- Cessna U206F
- Aircraft serial
- U20601768
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Impulse Coupling
- Part number
- M3050
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Magneto
- Component
- Slick · 6310
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.