# SDR 2026FA0000787

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 25, 2026
- Submitted: September 25, 2026
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N797GA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797GA), registered now
- Make and model: Gulstm GA7
- Aircraft serial: GA70087
- Engine: Lyc O320D1D
- System (JASC): [7414 · Magneto/Distributor](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7414)
- Part: Impulse Coupling
- Part number: 3163
- Condition: Destroyed
- Location: Magneto
- Component: Magneto, Champion
- Component part number: 4371
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2026FA0000787

## Discrepancy

LOOSE RIVETS ON IMPULSE COUPLING THAT HOLD THE PAWLS ONTO THE PLATE. SMALL CONTACT DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF MAGNETO FACE BY PAWLS DUE TO LOOSE RIVETS.

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