Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 58

Difficulty date
January 25, 2013
Submitted
January 26, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N877CA
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1727
Aircraft time
9,340 hours
Engine
Cont IO550C
Engine time
865 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C512
Part
Bearing
Part number
K3320
Part serial
NA
Condition
Seized
Location
Right Magneto
Part time
865 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick · 6310
Component part number
6310
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE RUN-UP BEFORE TAKE OFF WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS CHECKED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RPM DROP. AIRCRAFT RETRUNED TO BLOCK. RIGHT ENGINE, RIGHT MAGNETO WAS REMOVED AND FOUND VERY HARD TO ROTATE BY HAND. OPENED MAGNETO AND FOUND NO VISUAL INDICATION OF CAUSE. IT IS BELIEVED THE ROTOR BEARINGS WERE FAILING. INSTALLED NEW MAGNETO AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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