# SDR 8HBR20260215073

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 26, 2025
- Submitted: February 15, 2026
- Operation: General aviation
- Filed by: [Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC, repair station 8HBR698C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-repair-station/8HBR698C/hillsboro-aero-academy-llc.md) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft: [N89312](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89312), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 15282710
- Aircraft time: 23,897 hours
- Engine: Lyc O235L2C
- Engine time: 6,859 hours
- System (JASC): [7414 · Magneto/Distributor](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7414)
- Part: Magneto
- Part number: 4381
- Part serial: 25030612
- Condition: Mismanufactured
- Location: Engine
- Part time: 103 hours
- Component: Distributor Gea, Slick
- Component part number: K3822
- Stage of operation: DE
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: R, W
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/8HBR20260215073

## Discrepancy

PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RH MAGNETO WAS ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR BRUSH TO ARC TO THE COIL TAB, RESULTING IN A FAILED MAGNETO.

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