Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 172

Difficulty date
March 28, 2022
Submitted
March 30, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9904V
Make and model
Cessna 172
Aircraft serial
17264553
Part
None
Part number
4371
Part serial
21031009
Condition
Chipped
Location
Engine
Part time
125 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SLICK MAGNETO LOCKED UP AND CLIPPED A GEAR TOOTH AND METAL SHAVING. THIS WAS DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT AND OCCURRED JUST AS STUDENT WAS LANDING AS HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ON TEAR DOWN. FOUND THAT THE MAGNETO WAS LOCKED, AND ONE GEAR TOOTH WAS CLIPPED, AND METAL FILING WERE FOUND IN THE AREA.

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