Service difficulty report · Case Half · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
August 13, 2024
Submitted
August 13, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N20565
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17261398
Aircraft time
6,675 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Engine time
1,872 hours
Part
Case Half
Part number
4370
Part serial
HX100198
Condition
Worn
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
4370
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, W
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

REMOVED AND REPLACED RH MAGNETO DUE TO 500 HOUR OVERHAUL LIMIT. NEW MAGNETO INSTALLED FOR 78.2 HOURS BEFORE A FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND HIGH MAG DROP ON RH SIDE AT PRE-RUN. ATTEMPTED TO TIME RH MAGNETO TO ENGINE. POINTS APPEARED TO OPEN INCONSISTENTLY AND ERRATICALLY ON TIMING LIGHT WHEN PROPELLER ROTATED. REMOVED MAGNETO AND HEARD A CLUNKING INSIDE. DISASSEMBLED CASE AND FOUND ONE COIL RETAINING PIN BROKEN OFF AND FLOATING AROUND INSIDE MAGNETO. ALSO, FOUND BEARING BLOCK LOOSE IN THE CASE HALF, WITH PHYSICAL PLAY NOTED. POINTS ATTACH TO THIS BLOCK, SO THIS LIKELY CAUSED THE ERRATIC OPENING OF POINTS. WAS MADE AWARE BY "SHRIKE AERO" THAT THESE BEARING BLOCKS ARE PRESS-FIT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE PLAY IN THE CASE HALF. MAGNETO WAS OVERHAULED BY QAA, PURCHASED THROUGH AIRCRAFT SPRUCE. INTEND TO RETURN MAGNETO FOR WARRANTY PROCESS THROUGH AIRCRAFT SPRUCE.

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