What was found
DURING FLIGHT THE IMPULSE COUPLING ON THE RT MAGNETO FAILED CAUSING THE MAGNETO HOUSING TO FAIL AS WELL. DO NOT KNOW PROBABLE CAUSE. REPLACED WITH NEW MAGNETO.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2004
- Submitted
- October 20, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9950N
- Make and model
- Cessna 180J
- Aircraft serial
- 18052605
- Engine
- Cont O470S
- System (JASC)
- 7314 · Engine Fuel Pump
- Part
- Impulse Coupling
- Part number
- M3050
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 785 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Slick
- Component part number
- 6310
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.