What was found
IMPULSE HUB ASSY FOUND BROKEN AND CRACKED AT FLYWEIGHT BASE PLATE. DEFECT FOUND DURING "500 HR INSPECTION" OF MAGNETO. MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS RADIATING FROM SHARP CORNERED FEATURE OF STAMPED BASE PLATE.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2014
- Submitted
- March 26, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Impulse Coupling
- Part number
- M3050
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Magneto
- Part time
- 500 hours
- Component
- Magneto · Slick
- Component part number
- 6310
- 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.