Service difficulty report · Gear · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
April 16, 2010
Submitted
April 17, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5034H
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
65309
Aircraft time
1,818 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Engine time
126 hours
Part
Gear
Part number
M3827
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Part time
126 hours
Component
Magneto · 4373
Component part number
4373
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

DISASSEMBLED BOTH MAGS TO COMPLY WITH SB3-08A. PRIOR TO REASSEMBLY MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE MAG ROTOR GEARS (PN M3827) ON BOTH MAGS HAD NUMEROUS CRACKS IN ONE OF THE GEAR TEETH. ORDERED 2 NEW GEARS AND FOUND NUMEROUS CRACKS IN ONE OF THE NEW GEARS AS WELL. ALL 3 GEARS HAD CRACKS IN THE SAME GEAR TOOTH. THE GEARS ARE MARKED WITH A LINE FOR LT AND RT ROTATION. THERE ARE 3 GEAR TEETH BETWEEN THE LT INDEX TOOTH AND THE RT INDEX TOOTH. ALL OF THE CRACKS IN ALL 3 GEARS WERE IN THE TOOTH ADJACENT TO THE LT INDEX TOOTH. THE CRACKS ARE FROM THE TOP LAND OF THE TOOTH INTO THE BOTTOM LAND AND EXTEND A SHORT DISTANCE INTO THE GEAR BODY. LT MAG: MFG 4373 SN 08052105 125.5 HOURS SINCE NEW; RT MAG: MFG 4370, SN 08060556, 125.5 HOURS SINCE NEW; NEW GEAR: AFT PN M3827, PO: T36925, LOT: 30-15310 0.0 HOURS SINCE NEW. BOTH NEW GEARS WERE PACKAGED SEPERATELY AND BOTH PACKAGES HAD THE SAME INFORMATION ON THE TAGS.

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