Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
September 9, 2009
Submitted
October 28, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N340CR
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0466
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Magneto
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
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

RIGHT ENGINE REPORTED TO RUN ROUGH DURING APPROACH. ENGINE HAS A 25 RPM MAGNETO DROP. COMPRESSION CHECK INDICATED A LEAKING EXHAUST VALVE WITH THE ENGINE HAVING ALLOWABLE COMPRESSION READINGS. CHT'S DID NOT COME UP EVENLY DURING INITIAL ENGINE START UP, SOME LAGGED WAY BEHIND OTHERS. TURBO CHARGERS WERE REPLACED AT LAST ANNUAL 5 HOURS AGO DUE TO THEM REPORTED AS BEING STIFF. ENGINE FUEL FLOWS APPEAR TO BE LOW AND ENGINE IS RUNNING LEAN, NO RISE AT ICO. RECENTLY SEALED LEFT PROP IS LEAKING RED DYE/OIL. REMOVED VENT PLUGS ON THE MAGNETOS AND FOUND THE INSIDE OF THE RT ENGINES LT MAGNETO TO BE FILLED WITH CRUD WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE FROM A FAILED DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH THAT CHANGED THE INTERNAL TIMING OF THE MAGNETO. NOTE MAGNETOS WERE REPLACED DURING THE ENGINE O/H.

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