Service difficulty report · Coupler · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
May 20, 2004
Submitted
November 2, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
17,735 hours
Engine
Pwa S3H1G
Propeller
Hamstd 23D40
Part
Coupler
Part number
11052
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
SB9RN4
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AT CRUISE SETTINGS AND ABOVE. ENGINE BACKFIRE VIOLENTLY WHEN RIGHT MAG SELECTED . RUBBER DISK COUPLER BETWEEN MAG AND MAG DRIVE FOUND TO BE SEVERLY CRACKED AT EACH COG ON THE DISK, CAUSING THE MAG TO BECOME OUT OF TIME AT RPM GREATER THAN 1750. BELOW 1750 RPM ENGINE OPERATED NORMAL. THE MAD AND MAG COUPLER WERE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.