Service difficulty report · Bearing · Hughes 269B

Difficulty date
July 13, 2004
Submitted
August 17, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9442F
Make and model
Hughes 269B
Aircraft serial
1150213
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Part
Bearing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto
Component part number
91256551
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAGNETO OVERHAULED, WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LOOSE ROTOR TAB THAT CHEWED UP THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK TERMINALS. ALSO AN INNER BEARING RACE WAS LOOSE AND SCORED THE SHAFT AND AN OUTER BEARING RACE WAS LOOSE IN THE CASE AND THE CASE WAS THEREFORE JUNK.

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