Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
October 8, 2013
Submitted
October 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7340U
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700407
Aircraft time
23,089 hours
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Distributor Gear
Condition
Broken
Location
Magneto
Part time
1,400 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THE LT MAGNETO WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. IN THE COURSE OF NON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE LT MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. FURTHER MAINT REVEALED THAT THE RT MAG HAD A 200 RPM DROP WHICH IS OUT OF OPS LIMITS. ALTHOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT NR 4 CYLINDER SHOWED SIGNS OF DETONATION. DUE TO THE DETONATION IN THE CYLINDER, THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED.

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