SDR 02783

Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
September 18, 2007
Submitted
September 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633SR
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
2014
Aircraft time
978 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
978 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Spark Plug
Part number
RHB32S
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT FROM KPDK TO KGEV, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT KMRN. TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A NR 1 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG WITH A BROKEN INSULATOR CAUSING THE ROUGH RUNNING AND VIBRATION.

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