Service difficulty report · Magneto · Beech C23

Difficulty date
February 13, 2023
Submitted
February 21, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6632L
Make and model
Beech C23
Aircraft serial
M2188
Aircraft time
2,018 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4K
Engine time
538 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8
Part
Magneto
Part number
4250
Part serial
88010118
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Engine
Part time
538 hours, 2 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOTH MAGNETOS WERE REMOVED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND SENT TO NORVIC AERO ENGINES LTD (FAA APPROVAL 33NY343C) FOR THEIR 500 HOUR INSPECTION. THE MAGNETOS WERE RETURNED WITH 8130 PAPERWORK, RE-INSTALLED AND FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY THE IA, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE. THIRTY MINUTES INTO THE SECOND 'POST ANNUAL' FLIGHT THE RH MAGNETO FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY (A LITTLE UNDER TWO AND A HALF HOURS AFTER INSPECTION). INITIAL EVIDENCE CASTS SIGNIFICANT DOUBT AS TO WHETHER THE MAGNETO WAS INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL - OR EVEN AT ALL.

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