Service difficulty report · Points

Difficulty date
July 15, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Part
Points
Part number
10357174
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto
Component part number
10790206
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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 HAD BEEN IN FOR A 500 HR INSP. CONTACT PONT WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND MAG RETURNED TO SERVICE. 6 DAYS LATER WITH LESS THAN 10 HOURS IN SERVICE CUSTOMER REPORTED A LOSS OF ENG PWR WHEN THIS MAG WAS SELECTED ON THE MAG RPM DROP CHECK. MAG WAS RETURNED TO US AND THE COVER REMOVED TO INSPECT THE MAG. POINT ON GROUND SIDE OF CONTACT POINT ASSY HAS AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT SECTION ATTACHED TO A BACKING MATERIAL THAT IS `RIVETED` TO BASE OF CONTACT POINT ASSY. THIS ELECTRICAL CONTACT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED AND FURTHER DISASSY OF MAG TO TRY TO LOCATE IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ANOTHER CONTACT ASSY WAS INSTALLED AND MAG WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. U/S CONTACT ASSY. WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR WARRANTY PURPOSES.