Service difficulty report · Housing

Difficulty date
July 5, 2007
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Part
Housing
Part number
10160858
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Part time
499 hours
Component
Magneto
Component part number
106006169
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) MAG SENT IN FOR 500 HR INSP. FOUND MOUNTING EAR CRACKED WHERE HOLD-DOWN NUT AND WASHER CONTACT EAR. THIS IS A NEW STYLE OF CASTING FROM MFG WITH THE NAME "EMPIRE" CAST INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE HSG AND JUST THE LETTERS "TCM" CAST ON THE OUSIDE OF THE HSG. THE OLD STYLE OF HSG HAD EITHER "TCM" OR "BENDIX" AND THE MAGNETO INFORMATION BLOCK CAST INTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE HSG. THE OLD STYLE OF HSG WOULD CRACK IF OVERTORQUED OR IF THE WRONG GASKET WAS USED IN APPROXIMATELY 1 OUT OF 30 MAGS RECEIVED FOR INSP. IN THIS CASE 4 OF 6 MAGS WITH THE NEW CASTING HAVE CRACKS IN THIS LOCATION. SEPERATE SDR`S WILL BE FILED FOR EACH MAGNETO. (TC NR 20070705008)