SDR 96ZZZX5312

Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
September 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4696G
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft serial
17273322
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Part
Magneto
Condition
Excess Wear
Location
Cam Follower
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER INSTALLING A FACTORY REBUILT 3000 SERIES, MAGNETO AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED BACK ON RENTAL STATUS ON 9-27-96, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICED TAKEOFF POWER WAS DOWN BY APPROXIMATELY 200 RPM AT FULL THROTTLE. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH SETS OF MAGNETO POINTS HAD CLOSED TO APPROXIMATELY .005 INCH TO .006 INCH. CAM FOLLOWERS ON BOTH POINTS SHOWED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF WEAR AND THE CAM SURFACE APPEARED ROUGH AND GRAINEY. ANOTHER REBUILT MAGNETO WAS SUPPLIED BY TCM WHICH HAD AN EVEN ROUGHER CAM. BOTH MAGNETOS WERE RETURNED.

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