Service difficulty report · Gear · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
December 19, 2007
Submitted
January 30, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N293DC
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
C0193
Aircraft time
355 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Gear
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Rt Magneto
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

PRIOR TO PERFORMING SB 03-7 INSPECTION, 2 NEW GEARS WERE ORDERED FROM MFG IN EVENT WOULD NEED THEM DURING INSPECTION. AT 372.9 TACH TIME, THE RT MAGNETO GEAR BROKE A TOOTH DURING START AND WAS IDENTIFIED DURING PRE-TAKEOFF RUNUP. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE METAL PARTICLES DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. (K)

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