Service difficulty report · Bearing · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
March 23, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44
Aircraft time
213 hours
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Part time
225 hours
Component
Magneto
Component part number
10600646201
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) HIGH PITCH NOISE SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT DURING LOCAL FLIGHT. ALL INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS WERE OK, NO VIBRATIONS. AFTER LANDING ACFT WAS CHECKED AND DURING RUN UPS, ALL INDICATIONS WERE OK, INCLUDING MAGNETO DROPS. RT MAGNETO REMOVED AND MAGNETO SHAFT WAS VERY ROUGH TO TURN. RT MAGNETO REPLACED AND ACFT CHECKED AT RUN UP AND FOUND OK (UNUSAL NOISE DISAPEARED). MAGNETO SENT TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION AND WARRANTY.