Service difficulty report · Case

Difficulty date
March 12, 2010
Submitted
March 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Part
Case
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto
Component part number
103492902
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

MAGNETO WAS REMOVED AND SUBMITTED TO FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DEFECT APPEARED TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE FISSURE, BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACK THAT EXTENDED THROUGH THE CASE.