Service difficulty report · Cotter Pin · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
July 27, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Engine
Cont IO240A
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Cotter Pin
Part number
M2556
Condition
Broken
Location
Magneto
Part time
310 hours
Component
Magneto · Champion
Component part number
43094310
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) DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION WHILE CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL, WE FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF COTTER PIN ON THE OIL DRAIN PLUG MAGNET. BOTH MAGNETO WERE REMOVED AND THE PIECE WAS CONFIRMED COMING FROM THE MAG GEAR NUT. 2 NEW COTTER PIN, PN M2556 WERE INSTALLED IAW SB 03-7 AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PN OF THE BROKEN, PIN DUE TO THE CONDITION.

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