What was found
PILOT REPORTS ROUGH RUNNING RT MAGNETO IN FLIGHT. INSPECTION FINDS MAGNETO HAS OIL INTERNALLY. MAGNETO WAS REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL AND SERVICEABLE MAGNETO INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2013
- Submitted
- February 22, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4978B
- Make and model
- Cessna 152
- Aircraft serial
- 15283736
- Engine
- Lyc O235*
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- 4381
- Part serial
- 05011472
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 2,751 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.