Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
October 2, 2002
Submitted
October 4, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N421G
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0664
Aircraft time
4,600 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520*
Part
Spark Plug
Part number
RHB32E
Condition
Fouled
Location
Engine
Part time
125 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ROUGH MAGNETO ON RT ENGINE DURING RUN UP. PULLED SPARK PLUGS ON LT MAGNETO SIDE. FOUND ONE SPARK PLUG SHORTED OUT (OUTSIDE ELECTRODE TOUCHING CENTER ELECTRODE). WHEN THE OUTER ELECTRODES WERE TOUCHED THEY WERE FOUND TO BE VERY LOOSE AND FLOATING. SUSPECT THAT SPARK PLUG WAS MANUFACTURED POORLY.

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