Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna TR182

Difficulty date
November 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna TR182
Engine
Lyc O540L3C5
Part
Gasket
Part number
62224
Condition
Stressed
Location
Mmag Mounting
Part time
236 hours
Component
Bendix · D3000
Stage of operation
IN
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)REPORT OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENG, LED TO FINDING A MAG LOOSE ON FLANGE & THAT THE HOLD DOWN NUTS HAD BACKED OFF & MT FLANGE WAS SEVERELY WORN.MAG CASE WAS REPLACED. REPAIRED MAG WAS RETURNED WITH A P/N 62224 GASKET THAT HAS THE MOUNT EARS INCORPORATED.SUBMITTER BELIEVES THAT DUE TO THE TYPE OF MOUNTING CONFIGURATION,WITH THE HOLD DOWN CLAMPS,THE PROPER GASKET SHOULD BE P/N LW 12681 WITHOUT THE EARS.THE EARS ON THE P/N 62224 GASKET WAS COMPRESSING & THE RESULTING STRESS FAILURE RELAXED THE TORQUE ON THE MOUNTING NUTS ALLOWING THE MAG TO ROTATE. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED WITH A 12681 MOUNTING GASKET,AFTER THE MAG WAS FOUND LOOSE WITH THE 62224 GASKET INSTALLED.

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