Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
October 24, 2000
Submitted
November 14, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft time
8,292 hours
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Magneto
Part number
1068255514
Condition
Failed
Location
Points
Component
Magneto · Lyc
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH IN FLIGHT AND THEN QUIT. AIRCRAFT FORCED TO DO EMERG LANDING. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, 4.1 HRS EARLIER, RIGHT MAG ROUGH AND DROPPING BELOW LIMITS ON STATIC RUN. MAG REMOVED INTERNAL TIMING SET, REINSTALLED. POINT GAP PRIOR TO RE-TIMING FOUND CLOSER THAN NORMAL. JUST ATTRIBUTED TO POINTS WEARING IN. AFTER FORCED LANDING, MAG REMOVED, POINTS CHECKED, NO POINT GAP NOTED. POINTS WERE TIGHT, WERE NOT MOVABLE, HAD NOT MOVED SINCE INTERNAL TIMING HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT. POINTS REMOVED, APPEARED PLASTIC CAM FOLLOWER MELTED, CAM FOLLOWER WORN DOWN TO APPROX. 1/2 OF NEW SET. CAM FOLLOWER APPEARED TO HAVE GOTTEN HOT. CONDENSORS, MAG HAVE BEEN SENT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. (X)

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