SDR 96ZZZX2064

Service difficulty report · Contact Assy · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
March 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N739NT
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft serial
17270680
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Part
Contact Assy
Part number
ES10382585
Condition
Loose
Location
Magneto
Part time
413 hours
Component
Bendix · D2000
Stage of operation
IN
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

ENGINE FAILED TO MAKE FULL STATIC RPM ON GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MAGNETO PROBLEM. UPON OPENING MAG COVER, BOTH SETS OF CONTACTS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE. THE CONTACT ASSY SCREW (NOT MOUNTING SCREWS) WERE DETERMINED TO BE LOOSE. CONTACT HALVES WERE MISALIGNED WITH ONE ANOTHER CAUSING EXCESSIVE FROSTING AROUND ENTIRE CONTACT AREA AND ON DISTRIBUTOR CAP.

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