Service difficulty report · Brushes · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
May 1, 2007
Submitted
May 30, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N154WF
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1638
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Part
Brushes
Condition
Worn
Location
Magneto
Part time
423 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THIS MAGNETO WAS MISFIRING, AND APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED DETONATION IN THE NR 5 CYLINDER. PISTON MATERIAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER AND OIL COOLER. ENGINE HAD TO BE REMOVED, INSPECTED, AND REPAIRED DUE TO THE DETONATION. THE MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SEVERELY WORN BRUSH (K3215), THE BRUSH BLOCK WAS MELTED (K3823), THE COIL WAS BURNED CLOSE TO THE BRUSH CONTACT POINT (K3975), AND THE POINTS WERE BADLY BURNED (M3081). THIS IS THE (3RD) OCCURRENCE FOUND WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. (K)

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