Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling

Difficulty date
March 27, 2014
Submitted
April 4, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Part
Impulse Coupling
Part number
M3163
Condition
Defective
Location
Magneto
Part time
500 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
4371
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

INSPECTION OF IMPULSE COUPLING REVEALED SCUFF MARKS ON OUTER DIAMETER OF IMPULSE SHELL WHERE IMPULSE SHELL HAS BEEN CONTACTING STOP PIN IN MAGNETO HOUSING. DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION REVEALED IMPULSE SHELL MACHINED WITH APPROXIMATELY .010" TAPER, ALLOWING SHELL TO CONTACT IMPULSE. ALSO, NOTED CHIPPIN OF EDGE IMPULSE SHELL PAWL RELEASE RAMP. SHELL IS BEING MFG WITH VERY SHARP EDGE THAT SEEMS TO CHIP WHEN IT MAKES CONTACT WITH STOP ON IMPULSE HUB PLATE. CONTACT MADE WITH MFG ABOUT THESE ISSUES. IMPULSE COUPLING RETURNED TO MFG FOR THEIR INSPECTION.