Service difficulty report · Cam · Cessna 337G

Difficulty date
April 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 337G
Aircraft time
6,624 hours
Engine
Cont IO360D
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C306
Part
Cam
Part number
104001676
Condition
Cracked
Location
Impulse
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
107902017
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN PILOT NOTICES OIL LEAKING. INSPECTION REVEALED MAGNETO HAD A HOLE NEAR MOUNTING FLANGE. THE MAGNETO WAS REMOVED AND FOUND THAT 1 OF THE FLYWEIGHTS HAD CRACKED BY MOUNTING PIN AND THE FLYWEIGHT HAD EXITED THE MAGNETO THROUGH THE CASE. THE MAGNETO TO ENGINE DRIVE WAS ALSO CRACKED DUE TO THE FLYWEIGHT EXITING.

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