Service difficulty report · Magneto

Difficulty date
August 28, 2014
Submitted
September 19, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Magneto
Part number
4371
Part serial
14060335
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
93 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE MAGNETO TIMING TO THE ENGINE, BOTH MAGNETOS, CHANGED FROM 25 DEGREES TO APPROXIMATELY 34-35 DEGREES OVER THE COURSE OF 93 FLIGHT HOURS SINCE NEW. BECAUSE OF WARRENTY TERMS, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN THE MAGNETOS TO SEE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THIS.