SDR 95ZZZX1314

Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Enstrm F28A

Difficulty date
January 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9087
Make and model
Enstrm F28A
Aircraft serial
211
Engine
Lyc IO360C1A
Part
Distributor Gear
Part number
10507464
Condition
Teeth Failed
Location
Rt Mag
Component
Bendix · S4LN204
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TEN MINUTES INTO A TOUR FLIGHT, ENGINE BECAME MOMENTARILY ROUGH. UPON RETURNING TO THE HELIPAD, A MAG CHECK REVEALED THE RIGHT MAG WAS DEAD. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION, FOUND MORE THAN HALF OF THE PLASTIC TEETH WERE MISSING (BROKEN OFF) OF THE LARGE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR.