SDR 96ZZZX4156

Service difficulty report · Contact Points · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
July 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N73785
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17267677
Engine
Lyc O320D2J
Part
Contact Points
Part number
M3081
Condition
Spring Defect
Location
Magneto
Part time
239 hours
Component
Slick · 4373
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LANDED AFTER CROSS-COUNTRY. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART, ENGINE WOULD NOT START. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THE POINTS IN THE LEFT MAGNETO WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. GAP WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE. RETURN SPRING APPEARED TO BE BOWED, NOT SUPPLYING ENOUGH TENSION. INSTALLED NEW CONTACT KIT.

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