Jeff,
If the mag wire was not supported well at the crimp connector, due to
the crimping process and or soldering, and the continuous flexing of the
wire, it will fail due to fatique. If it failed between the connector
and the mag box, that is a new one to me. The ones I see are from the
mag wires installed by the owner going to the mag connector. Those are
cheap and easy connections to replace. The older engines and new
engines have different style connectors so be sure to get the right one.
If in fact it is a broken factory installed wire, send out pictures to
your Rotax dealer and request a product deficiency report. They have
pdf files on line and in the owners manual. If you can info everyone I
would appreciate that, as this should be corrected via an AD.
Bud Yerly
Custom Flight Creations
customflightcreations.com
----- Original Message -----
From: JEFF ROBERTS<mailto:jeff@rmmm.net>
To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:08 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Broken Mag wire
Hi Guys,
I just was about to go flying this morning to test a few changes I've
made as my bird has not been cooling in this heat well. As I did the
run-up the right mag didn't drop any RPM's but the right did as it
should. My temps started climbing again so I went right back to the
hanger. The engine didn't want to shut down so I had to starve it of
fuel. I pulled off the cowl right away and as I examined the mag
connections one of the wires just snapped off only about an inch from
the mag's side of the connection. The wire was very brittle and I'm kind
of surprised it's not of better quality. Has this happened to anyone
else and has anyone been able to fix it without ordering a new mag
itself?
Jeff R.
A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush 85 hours and still having cooling issues.
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