Service difficulty report · Magneto

Difficulty date
October 15, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Part
Magneto
Part number
D6RN3200
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
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 PREFLIGHT RUN-UP RT ENG, RT MAGNETO EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE DROP AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE MAGNETO IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR BUSHING HAD WORN IN THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK HSG CAUSING A MISS FIRING CONDITION. MAGNETO WAS REPLACED.