Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Dhav DHC2MKI

Difficulty date
May 15, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MKI
Aircraft time
17,351 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Part
Drive Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE SECOND GROUND RUN ON AN O/H ENGINE, THE ENGINEER SELECTED RT MAGNETO, THE ENGINE RPM DECAYED, AND WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BACKFIRE. THE ENGINEER SELECTED BOTH MAGNETOS AND THEN SHUT ENGINE DOWN. AFTER AN INSPECTION, THE RT INTERNAL DRIVE GEAR HAD FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. TIME ON THE MAG WAS 0.0 TSO. THE RT MAGNETO, PN SB9RU-3, SN B90762 WAS REPLACED WITH AN O/H MAGNETO, PN SB9RU-3, SN BB28422 IAW MM. GROUND RUN PROCEDURES CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.