Service difficulty report · Contact Breaker · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
June 29, 2018
Submitted
March 6, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N69KA
Make and model
Robsin R44
Aircraft serial
1182
Aircraft time
2,669 hours
Engine
Lyc O540*
Part
Contact Breaker
Part number
ES10361631
Condition
Open
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Cont
Component part number
10600646201
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE OVERHAULED MAGNETO WAS PURCHASED. UPON INSTALLATION OF THE MAGNETO, THE TACHOMETER DID NOT WORK. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE TACHOMETER CONTACT ASSEMBLY HAD NO CONTINUITY ACROSS THE POINTS. THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW CONTACT ASSEMBLY.