What was found
FOUND DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK CRACKED DURING A 500-HOUR INSPECTION. CRACK RADIATES FROM BEARING OUTWARD APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH. APPEARS TO COME FROM STRESS, IN THAT AREA.
- Difficulty date
- November 18, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N172WE
- Make and model
- Cessna 172M
- Aircraft serial
- 17265192
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2D
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Magneto
- Part number
- M3819
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 488 hours
- Component
- Slick · 4370
- 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.