Service difficulty report · Distributor Blk

Difficulty date
August 11, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Part
Distributor Blk
Part number
ES10682054
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto
Component part number
1068255514
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 WAS RECEIVED FOR 500 HR INSP. WHEN DISASSEMBLED THE ELECTROSYSTEMS MFG DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK WAS FOUND CRACKED NEAR THE BEARING, AROUND THE ELECTRODES AND AT THE HOLES BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES. UNKNOWN HOW MANY HOURS ON PART, THE DIST BLOCK WAS REPLACED, THE 500 HR INSP WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE MAG RETURNED TO SERVICE. ANOTHER BLOCK MFG BY ELECTROSYSTEMS HAS BEEN FOUND CRACKED AND A SEPARATE SDR WILL BE FILED.