Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
January 18, 2009
Submitted
January 29, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N70RB
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1653
Aircraft time
1,491 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
1,491 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Magneto
Part number
105005563
Part serial
D08EA137
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
351 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT MAGNETO INSPECTED DUE TO FAILURE OF LT MAGNETO. UPON INTERNAL VISUAL INSP, FOUND CRACKED MAGNETO SHAFT BELOW DRIVE GEAR. ALUMINUM MAGNET CASTING FAILED AT STEEL SHAFT MATING JOINT. ROTATION OF STEEL SHAFT IN ALUMINUM CASTING WAS IMMINENT. MAGNETO WAS "FACTORY NEW" WITH 350.9 HOURS TT AND HAS NOT BEEN OPENED PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. A REPLACEMENT "FACTORY NEW" MAGNETO OF THE SAME TYPE WAS INSTALLED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

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