Service difficulty report · Magneto · Beech 58

Difficulty date
September 16, 2015
Submitted
September 16, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N29DA
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH645
Aircraft time
8,548 hours
Engine
Cont IO520C
Engine time
680 hours
Part
Magneto
Part number
BL3493504
Part serial
F11EA076R
Condition
Binding
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
680 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

ROUGH RT ENGINE, LT MAGNETO OPERATION DURING RUN-UP CHECK. REMOVED MAGNETO, PN BL-349350-4, SN F11EA076R, MODEL S6RN-1225 AND FOUND MAGNETO GEAR BUSHING AND RETAINER BROKEN. CONSULTED WITH MFG FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS. REMOVED OIL PAN AND RECOVERED MISSING PIECES OF BUSHING AND RETAINER. VERIFIED ALL PIECES RECOVERED BY MATCHING UP BROKEN, MISSING PIECES. FOUND MAGNETO GEAR ROTATED WITH INTERMITTENT BINDING, GRINDING. INSPECTED ACCESSORY GEARS FOR CONDITION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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