Service difficulty report · Magneto

Difficulty date
August 27, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Part
Magneto
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

EXCESSIVE MAGNETO DROP ON RUN UP PRIOR TO FLIGHT. NEW COMPONENT AND VERY LITTLE TIME SINCE OVERHAUL WITH 43.2 HOURS. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH TCM MAGS SUPPLIED WITH LYCOMING REBUILT ENGINES TSN 0.0 HRS. THIS MAG WAS SENT FOR REPAIR TO LEAVENS AND STRIP REPORT IS ATTACHED DATED OCT 4, 2010 THAT INDICATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX AFTER 4 HOURS BY REPLACING MANY ITEMS.