Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling · Beech A36

Difficulty date
February 4, 2015
Submitted
February 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N380PC
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E1384
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Impulse Coupling
Part number
M3050
Condition
Cracked
Location
Magneto
Part time
1,000 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 MFG RECOMMENDED-500 HOUR INSPECTION. BOTH MAGS ON THIS ENGINE SHOW SAME DEFECT.

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