Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling · Cessna T240

Difficulty date
December 15, 2014
Submitted
December 15, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N329CS
Make and model
Cessna T240
Aircraft serial
T240002029
Aircraft time
189 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550C
Engine time
189 hours
Part
Impulse Coupling
Part number
10400307
Condition
Binding
Location
L/H Magento
Part time
26 hours
Component
Magneto · Cont
Component part number
1079020119
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ACFT VERY HARD TO START. MAGNETOS HAD BEEN CHANGED PREVIOUSLY 25.7 HRS BEFORE. BROUGHT ACFT INTO HANGAR, REMOVED IGNITION PLUGS. WHEN TURNING ENGINE TO CHECK TIMING, NO IMPULSE COUPLING "CLICK" WAS HEARD. REMOVED BOTH MAGNETOS AND FOUND ALL THE FLYWEIGHTS WERE STUCK IN HIGH RPM POSITION. WHILE REMOVING IMPULSE COUPLING FROM MAGNETO TO DETERMINE CAUSE, THE FLYWEIGHTS SPRUNG OUT INTO PROPER POSITION. UNSURE JUST WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE WAS TO CAUSE THE FLYWEIGHTS TO STICK. WHEN THE FLYWEIGHTS SPRUNG OUT, THEN THEY OPERATED NORMALLY. SOMETHING CAUSED BOTH IMPULSE COUPLINGS TO FAIL WITHIN 25.7 HRS OF INSTALLATION. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON.

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