Service difficulty report · Distributor Blk · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
March 8, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft time
7,906 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C93
Part
Distributor Blk
Part number
10391586
Condition
Damaged
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix · 103492205
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) MAGNETO WAS NOT OPERATING AND WAS SENT FOR REPAIR. INTERNAL INSPECTION REVEALED POINTS WERE WORN BEYOND LIMITS & MAGNETO WAS FULL OF WATER & OIL DUE TO FAILURE OF BEARING SEAL. DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE REPLACED, MAGNETO REPLACED, UNIT RETURNED TO SERVICE. 6 DAYS LATER SAME MAG WAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR. UPON TESTING, FOUND THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK,AS NOT ALL LEADS WERE FIRING. INTERNAL INSP SHOWED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CARBON TRACKING CAUSED BY HIGH VOLTAGE SPARKS SEEKING A DIFFERENT PATH THAN TEST LEAD (A/C IGNITION LEAD). DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK WAS REPLACED. MAGNETO RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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