Service difficulty report · Rotor

Difficulty date
June 23, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Part
Rotor
Part number
4371
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Magneto
Part time
300 hours
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) MAG WAS RECEIVED FOR 500 HR INSP. WHEN MAG WAS DISASSEMBLED, SMALL NYLON ROTOR GEAR WAS FOUND TO BE SITTING TOO HIGH AND RUBBING AGAINST THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. BOTH GEARS HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEAR AT THE WEB AREA AT THE END OF THE GEAR TEETH. ROTOR WAS PRESSED INTO THE BRGS APPROX. .015" TO .020" UNTIL IT SEATED PROPERLY AND THE BRGS WERE INSPECTED FOR ROTATION AND ROUGHNESS. REST OF 500 HR INSP WAS CARRIED OUT AND MAG WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.