Service difficulty report · Points · Cessna 182Q

Difficulty date
December 20, 1999
Submitted
April 5, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N735ZT
Make and model
Cessna 182Q
Aircraft serial
18265821
Engine
Cont O470U
Part
Points
Part number
S6RN1225
Part serial
653291
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Magneto
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

AFTER UNDERGOING A 500-HOUR MANDATORY AD INSPECTION, THESE MAGNETOS WERE RETURNED TO CUSTOMER RE-INSTALLED AND TIMED TO ENGINE PER MFG SPECS. ACFT WENT THROUGH A NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT AND RUN-UP, THEN FLOWN FOR 1 HR AT NORMAL CRUISE. IN THIS LENGTH OF TIME, THE EGT STARTED RISING ALONG WITH ENG ROUGHNESS. AFTER RETURN TRIP AND RECHECK MADE, FOUND RT MAG SHORTED AND POINTS CLOSED. THE LT MAG TIMING WAS ADVANCED BEYOND MFG''S SPECS. DETERMINED BOTH FELT PADS HAD COME LOOSE AND ALLOWED POINTS TO CLOSE. MAGS WERE RETURNED TO CUSTOMER, YELLOW TAGGED, AND TORQUE SEALED. (X)

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