Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
November 6, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44
Aircraft time
3,366 hours
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Part
Distributor Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Part time
249 hours
Component
Magneto · Cont
Component part number
BL600646201
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE AND A SLIGHT YAW FOLLOWED BY THE LOW ROTOR HORN. PILOT DECREASED POWER WHICH RESULTED IN THE ROTOR RPM RECOVERING TO A NORMAL SETTING. THE PILOT FINISHED THE SHORT FLIGHT AT A LOWER POWER SETTING AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, A MAGNETO CHECK WAS CONDUCTED WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE QUITING WHEN THE R/H MAG WAS SELECTED. WHEN THE MAGNETO WAS REMOVED, A FEW TEETH WERE FOUND BROKEN OFF THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR.