Service difficulty report · Contact · Cessna U206E

Difficulty date
July 27, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206E
Aircraft time
10,368 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Contact
Part number
10382584
Condition
Broken
Location
Magneto
Part time
53 hours
Component
Magneto · 103493505
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MAG RECEIVED FOR WARRANTY CONSIDERATION WITH A SMALL BAG CONTAINING 1 OF THE CONTACT SECTIONS OF THE POINTS. THE MAG WAS UNSERVICEABLE AND HAD BEEN REMOVED BY THE CUSTOMER. THE CONTACT HAD BROKEN AWAY AT THE AREA WHERE IT IS WELDED OR BRAZED TO THE RIVET THAT HOLDS IT TO THE FRAME OF THE CONTACT ASSY. THE BATCH CODE STAMPED ON THIS ASSY (TCM0929). MFG HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND A NEW CONTACT ASSY WAS INSTALLED AND THE MAG WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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