What was found
THE CAM FOLLOWER SPRING THAT IS A PART OF THE BREAKER POINT ASSY IN THE RT MAGNETO BROKE COMPLETELY OFF AT APPROX ITS MID POINT, RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE OF THAT MAGNETO.
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2011
- Submitted
- August 26, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7662V
- Make and model
- Airpts A9B
- Aircraft serial
- 1390
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Breaker Points
- Part time
- 214 hours
- Component
- Breaker Points
- Component part number
- M3081
- 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.