Service difficulty report · Housing · Rkwell 700

Difficulty date
January 31, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Rkwell 700
Aircraft time
5,618 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540R2AD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Housing
Part number
1068291013
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
1068291013
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTED AT THE RT ENGINE MAGNETO GASKET. THE MAGNETO WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE GASKET. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND ALONG THE MAGNETO MOUNTING FLANGE. OIL WAS SEEPING THROUGH THE CRACK. THE CRACK WAS HIDDEN BY THE MAGNETO RETAINING CLAMP, NUT AND LOCK WASHER. (TC NR 20060323001)