Service difficulty report · Housing · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
August 5, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
591 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Housing
Part number
10160858
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Part time
608 hours
Component
Magneto
Component part number
10600646201
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) MAG WAS RECEIVED FOR 500 HOUR INSP. A CRACK WAS NOTICED IN ONE OF THE MOUNTING EARS OF THE MAG HSG. THIS IS A NEW STYLE OF HSG CASTING FROM MFG WITH THE LARGE RAISED LETTERS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HSG AND THE WORD "EMPIRE" INSIDE THE HSG NEXT TO THE BRG AREA. WE HAVE NOTICED A HIGHER NR OF THESE NEW STYLE HSGS CRACKING AT THIS LOCATION. OLDER CASTINGS WOULD OCCASIONALLY CRACK IF THE MOUNTING NUTS WERE OVERTORQUED, WHEREAS THESE NEW ONES SEEM TO BE WEAKER AND CRACK MORE OFTEN. THE MAG WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.