Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
October 4, 2007
Submitted
October 31, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N434SR
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
2557
Engine
Cont IO550N
Part
Magneto
Part number
10500556101
Part serial
D07DA184
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Engine
Part time
20 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND BACKFIRING ON FLIGHT TEST. PILOT RETURNED AND GROUNDED AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED INTERNAL INSPECTION OF CONVERTED MAGNETOS TO PRESSURIZATION. MAGNETO CONVERTED TO PRESSURIZED, INSPECTION REVEALED CARBON BRUSHES MISSING ON BOTH MAGNETOS, INTERNAL TIMING WAS WRONG ON ONE OF THE MAGNETOS, WIRES WERE CHAFED, EXCESS GREASE WAS FOUND ON ROTOR BRUSH ASSEMBLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT WITH MAGNETO PN 10-550556-101 MODIFIED, INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT FOR TURBO NORMALIZING. 6 ADDITIONAL MAGNETOS EXHIBITED THE SAME CONDITIONS LISTED ABOVE. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTION ARE TO CONVERT MAGNETOS IAW PUBLISHED SPECS AND PROCEDURES. (K)

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