Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
August 3, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
12,916 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Bearing
Condition
Separated
Location
Distributor Blk
Component
Magneto · 105005561
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 REPAIR AFTER 123.1 HRS IN SERVICE. THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK BEARING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK AND THE NYLON DISTRIBUTOR GEAR HAD COCKED WITH THE BEARING. THIS CAUSED WEAR ON THE TEETH AND THE ELECTRODE HAD STARTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ELECTRODES. THIS BLOCK (BATCH CODE 08 10) HAD PASSED ALL INSP CRITERIA AT THE PREVIOUS O/H . THE MAG WAS CLEANED AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK AND GEAR WERE REPLACED. THE MAG WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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