Service difficulty report · Flyweight · Beech 58TC

Difficulty date
October 8, 2014
Submitted
October 8, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N110CW
Make and model
Beech 58TC
Aircraft serial
TK115
Engine
Cont TSIO520L
Part
Flyweight
Part number
000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Part time
500 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick · 6320
Component part number
6320
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
M
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

DURING ROUTINE 500 HOUR INSPECTION OF MAGNETOS, DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR MAGNETOS HAD CRACKED IMPULSE COUPLING FLYWEIGHT PLATES. CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED DURING NDT MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION OF IMPULSE COUPLINGS. SUSPECT THE SHARP-CORNERED FEATURE OF THE FLYWEIGHT PLATE THAT FORMS THE FULL ADVANCE STOP IS DEVELOPING CRACKS DUE TO STRESS RISERS AT THE CORNER.

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