Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
10,636 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Distributor Gear
Condition
Loose
Location
Magneto
Part time
1,500 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE 500 HR INTERNAL MAGNETO INSPECTION THE DISTRIBUTOR FINGER WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE IN THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR, PN M3008. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WAS COMMON TO THE EARLIER SERIES MAGNETOS OF 20 YEARS AGO. A DISTRIBUTOR GEAR FINGER THAT IS LOOSE WILL STILL OPERATE BUT AS WEAR CONTINUES THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR FINGER COULD COME OFF AT WHICH POINT THE MAGNETO WILL NOT OPERATE.

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