Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
May 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft time
6,611 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520N
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Bearing
Part number
10391586
Condition
Loose
Location
Distributor Blk
Component
Magneto
Component part number
103492606
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) MAG WAS RETURNED WITH A WC STATING MAG DEAD AND TEETH BROKEN. WHEN DISASSEMBLED, THE BEARING IN THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK WAS FOUND LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TO TILT AND CONTACT THE ELECTRODES IN THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK. THE BATCH CODE OF THE BLOCK WAS 0100. 12 TEETH OF THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR WERE BROKEN IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE GEAR. THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE MAG WAS O/H AND RETURNED TO SERVICE ON ANOTHER ENGINE.

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