Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling

Difficulty date
January 6, 2015
Submitted
January 16, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Impulse Coupling
Condition
Detached
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto
Component part number
4373
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

IMPULSE COUPLING PAWL DETACHED DURING ENGINE START ON INITIAL TEST CELL RUN. ENGINE NEVER STARTED. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH IMPULSE COUPLING. MAGNETO REMOVED AND VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE PIVOT PIN FOR IMPULSE PAWL SHEARED.