Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 12, 2014
Submitted
September 16, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N487ER
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S10547
Aircraft time
6,108 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
6,204 hours
Part
Impulse Coupling
Part number
M3163
Condition
Broken
Location
Magneto
Part time
1,863 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING THE PRE-TAKE OFF RUN UP, THE RIGHT MAGNETO HAD NO SPARK AND THE ENGINE WOULD QUIT WHEN THAT MAGNETO WAS SELECTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RAMP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE IMPULSE COUPLING, SLICK HAD FAILED AND PIECES OF ONE FLYWEIGHT AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY WERE FOUND AS METAL PARTICLES IN THE ACCESSORY CASE MOUNTING PAD AREA AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL MAGNETO FLANGE AREA. SOME OF THE METAL WAS ALUMINUM, WHILE OTHERS WERE FERROUS. THE ENGINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE CHANGED.

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