Service difficulty report · None

Difficulty date
December 7, 2021
Submitted
October 13, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Part
None
Condition
None
Component
Magneto · Champion
Component part number
4371
Stage of operation
IN
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 IMPULSE COUPLING HAS LOOSE RIVETS THAT ARE A SAFETY OF FLIGHT CONCERN IF THEY COME OUT DURING OPERATION. CHAMPION AEROSPACE HAS A SRVICE BULLETIN SB219A THAT LISTS AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE AND A SERIAL RANGE OF MAGNETOSTO LOK FOR THAT MAY HAVE LOOSE IMPUSLE COUPLING RIVETS. THIS MAGNETO IS OUTSIDE THE SERIAL RANGE, BUT ALSO HAS LOOSE IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS. THE SERIAL RANGE NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER A LARGER SERIAL RANGE OF MAGENTOS.