Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 5, 2026
Submitted
September 5, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N225WS
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9800
Aircraft time
6,379 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
8,435 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A170E
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Hartzl
Component part number
4371
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION, WE PERFORMED A POST INSPECTION RUN. DURING IDLE WE CHECKED EACH MAGNETO AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE RAN SIGNIFICANTLY ROUGHER ON THE LEFT MAGNETO THAN THE RIGHT MAGNETO. AT HIGHER RPM OPERATION WAS NORMAL. REMOVED LEFT MAGNETO AND OPENED FOR INSPECTION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAGNETO OIL SEAL FAILED. THIS MAGNETO IS NEW WITH ONLY 105 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION.

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