Service difficulty report · Points · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
March 22, 2011
Submitted
April 1, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6182U
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18282080
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Part
Points
Condition
Corroded
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Slick
Component part number
6351
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

AT THE LAST ANNUAL INSP, FOUND THE RT MAG POINTS PITTED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SET OF M-3081 POINTS. CUSTOMER CALLED AS WAS HAVEING PROBLEMS WITH THE RT MAG, DEAD, NO SPARK. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE PROBLEM WAS THE POINTS TAB WAS BROKEN AND LAYING IN THE CASE. CALLED MFG, THEY TOLD ME THAT THAEY HAVE ABOUT 10 TO 15 FAILURES PER YEAR. ALSO TOLD ME THEY ARE WORKING ON A NEW DESIGN. THE TAB IS THE SPRING PART THAT MATES THE POINT TO THE BASE. THESE PARTS HAVE 6 HRS ON THEM SINCE NEW. HAVE BEEN DOING MAGS FOR 20+ YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. INSPECT POINT BEFORE INSTALLING.

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