Service difficulty report · Magneto · Beech 35BEECH

Difficulty date
June 26, 2017
Submitted
July 11, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N35MS
Make and model
Beech 35BEECH
Aircraft serial
D7637
Aircraft time
5,576 hours, 5,000 cycles
Engine
Cont IO520BA
Engine time
142 hours, 100 cycles
Part
Magneto
Part number
S6RN205
Part serial
E14KA047R
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Part time
142 hours, 100 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE IN FLIGHT, THE TACH SHOWED THE RIGHT MAG GOING OUT OF SYNC WITH LEFT FOR BRIEF MOMENTS. THE TACH INDICATION WOULD SCROLL DOWN AND BACK UP DURING THESE BRIEF EVENTS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN SMOOTH AND AT A CONSTANT RPM. ON THE GROUND, A MAG CHECK SHOWED MIX RESULTS FOR THE RIGHT MAG FROM TOTAL FAILURE TO ACCEPTABLE TO A ROUGH DROP. THE REBUILT ZERO TIME ENGINE WAS INSTALLED 2 ½ YEARS AGO. THE ENGINE AND MAG HAVE ACCUMULATED 142HR. NEXT OPENED THE RIGHT MAG. THE SCREW FOR THE CAM WAS BACKED OUT. THE SCREW FOR SETTING THE POINT CLEARANCE WAS LOOSE CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE AROUND. RESET THESE TWO ITEMS AND THE MAG CHECK IS GOOD.