Service difficulty report · Coil

Difficulty date
July 15, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Part
Coil
Part number
10391088
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) HAVE BEEN NOTICING CRACKS IN 1200 SERIES MAG COILS. THIS IS OCCURRING ON MAGS WITH LESS THAN 500 HRS UP TO 2000+ HRS, 4 OF THESE MAGS WERE MFG IN 2002, 2003, 2004 AND 2008 (INDICATED BY THE FIRST 2 DIGITS OF THE S/N) AND THE `BL` IN THE PN INDICATES TCM REBUILT MAGS. NEW MAGS HAVE A `10` AT THE BEGINNING OF THE P/N. THESE COILS ARE ALL OF THE BLUE PLASTIC COVER DESIGN WITH BATCH NR`S STAMPED IN WHITE IN THE RANGE SHOWN FROM PN BL-349290-1 SN F02KA067R TIME EXP`D CORE, BATCH NR 4800229. FROM PN BL-349310-1 SN F03FA172R TIME EXP`D CORE, BATCH NR 4800315. FROM PN 10-349350-4 SN F04HA183 TIME EXP`D CORE, BATCH NR 4800432. FIRST COIL NOTICED, PN AND SN DATA NOT RECORDED, BATCH NR 4800543. FROM PN BL-349350-4 SN F08CA206R LESS THAN 500 HRS (SENT IN FOR 500 HR INSP.) BATCH NR 4800812. ALL COILS WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. MFG IS BEING CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.