Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 5, 2020
Submitted
February 10, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N100SU
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S11739
Aircraft time
1,672 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,672 hours
Part
Impulse Coupling
Condition
Broken
Location
Magnetor
Component
Magneto
Component part number
4371
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAG DROPPED TO ZERO ON RUN UP THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WE PULLED THE LEFT MAGNETO P/N 4371 S/N 10081489 AND FOUND ONE SIDE OF THE IMPULSE COUPLING PAWL WAS SHEARED OFF AND HAD JAMMED UNDER SIDE, THE INSIDE OF THE MAGNETO WAS DESTROYED AND METAL WAS FOUND. WE COMPLIED WITH LYCOMING SB 480F CORRECTIVE ACTION 3. THE OIL PAN WAS REMOVED AND CLEANED THE OIL FILTER WAS REPLACED AND SCREEN CLEANED. PART TOTAL TIME UNKNOWN 286.6 HRS SINCE A 500HR INSPECTION

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