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Old 27th Jul 2012, 11:08
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peterh337
 
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There have been mag failures where the Bendix mag came loose because the bolt holding its retaining bracket came loose.

As Pilot-DAR says, it isn't wirelocked, which is stupid, especially if it is one of these which, if it works loose, stops the engine totally.

I always check the retaining bracket, on a preflight. Fortunately it is visible via the prop TKS refill cover.

There are also some muppets working in the maintenance business... I overhaul my dual mag every 500hrs, by this firm. I have a spare one so just swap them over at the Annual.
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