Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
August 22, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
18,543 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Propeller
Mcauly 1A103TCM
Part
Impulse Coupling
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto
Component part number
4381
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED AND STORED UNTIL AUGUST 2008. DURING INSTALLATION ON AUG. 22, 2008, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NOT :CLICKING: OF THE MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLINGS AS THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED A NR OF TIMES. BOTH MAGNETO (UNISON 4381`S, S/N 07031616 AND 07031617) WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENG AND INSPECTED, THE PAWLS ON THE IMPULSE COUPLINGS ON BOTH MAGNETOS WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY OR AT ALL. IT APPEARED THAT THE IMPULSE COUPLINGS HAD BEEN ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY.

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