SDR 96ZZZX2515

Service difficulty report · Magneto · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
April 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4244H
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
240679
Engine
Lyc IO360A3B6
Part
Magneto
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Engine
Component
Bendix · 2000
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
Y, W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED UPON REACHING 4,500 FEET. EMERGENCY LANDING AT AIRPORT WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED MAGNETO HAD FALLEN OFF ENGINE. INSPECTION REVEALED MAGNETO HAD BEEN REMOVED 4 MONTHS EARLIER TO C/W AD 78-09-07RE. UPON REINSTALLATION OF MAGNETO, A FLANGED TYPE GASKET P/N 62224 HAD BEEN USED INSTEAD OF PROPER ROUND GASKET, P/N CW12681. THIS ALLOWED GASKET MATERIAL TO BE COMPRESSED BETWEEN MAGNETO HOLD-DOWN CLAMPS AND ACCESSORY HOUSING RESULTING IN IMPROPER TORQUING AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE.

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