Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling

Difficulty date
January 23, 2015
Submitted
February 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Impulse Coupling
Part number
M3050
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Part time
1,200 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick · 6310
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.

What was found

IMPULSE COUPLING FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT ADVANCE STOP NOTCHES OF BASE PLATE. DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED USING MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION OF PART DURING PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED-500 HOUR INSPECTION. HAVE SEEN THIS SAME DEFECT ON A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SLICK IMPULSE COUPLINGS USED ON 6 CYLINDER ENGINES.