Service difficulty report · Magneto · Beech 58

Difficulty date
March 5, 2021
Submitted
April 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2143J
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1855
Aircraft time
12,956 hours, 16,048 cycles
Part
Magneto
Part number
10505561
Part serial
D20GA041
Condition
Failed
Location
Rh Engine
Part time
76 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT NOTED ON RUN-UP THAT THE #2 ENGINE LH MAGNETO WAS MISFIRING. THE MAGNETO WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING DISCLOSED THE MAGNETO POINT GAP HAD APPARENTLY SHIFTED AND THE INTERNAL MAGNETO TIMING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY OUT OF LIMITS. IN ADDITION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AN INCORRECT P/N MAGNETO WAS INSTALLED. ALTHOUGH THE FORM 8130-3 LISTED A P/N 10-500556-1 MAGNETO (THE CORRECT P/N FOR THIS AIRCRAFT), S/N D20GA041, THE MAGNETO DATA PLATE SHOWS A P/N 10-500556-101 MAGNETO, SAME S/N, WHICH IS A PRESSURIZED MAGNETO AND NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS AIRCRAFT/ENGINE. THE CONTINENTAL MOTORS MAGNETO WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM BOEING.

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