What was found
AIRCRAFT REPORTED TO BE HARD TO START OVER MULTIPLE STARTS. DURING 100HR INSPECTION REMOVED LEFT MAGNETO P/N 4371 AND DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION. DURING INSPECTION OF MAGNETO FOUND 1 PAWL PIN SHEARED FROM IMPULSE COUPLING.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2026
- Submitted
- July 17, 2026
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5367H
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Aircraft serial
- 17265414
- Aircraft time
- 9,275 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- Engine time
- 5,199 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Impulse Coupling
- Part number
- ES3163
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 561 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Hartzl · 4371
- Component part number
- ES4371
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.