Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling · Beech A36

Difficulty date
October 2, 2014
Submitted
October 2, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6233G
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E1984
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Part
Impulse Coupling
Part number
M3050
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Part time
800 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick · 6310
Component part number
6310
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
M
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A 500 HOUR INSPECTION OF MAGNETO, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE IMPULSE COUPLING BASE PLATE. CRACK ORIGINATES AT THE ADVANCE STOP NOTCH OF THE FLYWEIGHT BASE PLATE. CRACK DISCOVERED USING MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION NDT. IMPULSE REPLACED WITH NEW. HAVE SEEN THIS SAME DEFECT ON A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF MAGS USED ON THESE SERIES ENGINES.

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