Service difficulty report · Contact Breaker · Cessna U206A

Difficulty date
September 1, 2010
Submitted
September 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4879F
Make and model
Cessna U206A
Aircraft serial
U2060579
Engine
Cont IO520A
Part
Contact Breaker
Part number
M30B1
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Magneto
Part time
95 hours
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
6310
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

IT IS APPARENT THAT MFG MAGNETOS HAVE HAD THE CONTACT BREAKER ASSY REPLACED IAW SB2-06A, DATED 7/1/06 ARE EXPERIENCING RAPID INTERNAL TIMING CHANGES. THE CONDITION NOTED ON NUMEROUS ACFT EQUIPPED WITH 4300 AND 6300 SERIES MAGNETOS IS ALWAYS A TIMING ADVANCE OF 2 TO 4 DEGREES AT INTERVALS OF 100 HRS OR LESS. BESIDES THE ADDED EXPENSE OF RESETTING INTERNAL TIMING AT UNUSUALLY FREQUENT INTERVALS, THERE IS A REAL RISK OF SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRING FROM ADVANCED TIMING OPERATION. IAW SEVER PHONE CONVERSATIONS , OWNER OF ACFT MAGNETO SERVICE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER OPERATORS EXPERIENCING THE SAME CONDITION.

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