Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Dhav DHC2*

Difficulty date
December 15, 2005
Submitted
December 16, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2740
Make and model
Dhav DHC2*
Aircraft serial
579
Engine
Cont GTSIO520N
Part
Distributor Gear
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Magneto
Part time
109 hours
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
103492204
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE LT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. MAINTENANCE TRACED PROBLEM TO LT MAG. UPON OPENING THE MAGNETO, DISCOVERED THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR MISSING 98 PERCENT OF ITS TEETH WITH MANY BROKEN PIECES AND SHAVINGS INSIDE THE MAG. THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR BUSHING IS LOOSE INSIDE THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK. THIS MAGNETO OVERHAULED.