Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
April 4, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
10,000 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Magneto
Part number
4371
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) SNAG: PILOT REPORTS ON SHUT DOWN, NOTICED LEFT MAGNETO NOT FUNCTIONING. INSPECTED ENGINE LEFT HAND IGNITION SYSTEM FOR ANY ANOMALIES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LEFT HAND MAGNETO TO NOT FUNCTION, UPON TURNING THE PROPELLER IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING WAS INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGING. REMOVED LEFT HAND MAGNETO, DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED FOUND INTERNAL SCORCHED, MAGNETO MAGNET HEAVILY SCORED, DISTRIBUTOR GEARS AND INTERNAL WIRING BURNT, CONTACT POINT CAM MELTED, AND IMPULSE COUPLING HEAVILY DAMAGED FROM REAR SIDE OF PAWLS. (TC# 20190405012)

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