Service difficulty report · Pawl

Difficulty date
January 21, 2015
Submitted
January 30, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Pawl
Condition
Detached
Location
Impulse Coupling
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
4373
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IMPULSE COUPLING PAWL DETACHED DURING ENGINE START ON INITIAL TEST CELL RUN. ENGINE NEVER STARTED. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH IMPUSE COUPLING. MAGNETO REMOVED AND VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE PIVOT PIN FOR IMPULSE PAWL SHEARED.