Service difficulty report · Bushing · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
July 3, 2006
Submitted
July 17, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3860H
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
241044
Engine
Lyc IO360A3B6
Part
Bushing
Condition
Spun
Location
Engine
Part time
932 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND DURING ANNUAL INSP, AN ALUMINUM BUSHING THAT IS LOCATED IN ACCESSORY CASE, WHERE MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR IS LOCATED HAD BECOME LOOSE IN CASE AND SPUN. FOUND THIS PROBLEM, WERE NOT ABLE TO INSTALL MAGNETO CORRECTLY, WHEN MAGNETO WAS INSTALLED, IMPULSE COUPLING WOULD SOMETIMES NOT ENGAGE. FOUND AT LAST OVERHAUL, ACCESSORY CASE WAS SENT OUT FOR OVERHAUL TO ECI. TALKING TO TEAR DOWN PERSONNEL, SAID THAT THIS IS AN APPROVED REPAIR TO INSTALL AN ALUMINUM BUSHING IF IT IS DONE CORRECTLY, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DRILLED HOLE IN THE BUSHING FOR LUBRICATION, BUT NO HOLE. THUS NOT ALLOWING LUBRICATION TO BUSHING AREA, ALLOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND PART FAILURE. SUGGEST WELDING AREA AND DRILLING NEW BOSS. (K)

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