Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
January 24, 2012
Submitted
February 9, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
223214
Aircraft time
674 hours, 513 cycles
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
674 hours
Part
Distributor Gear
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
10500556101
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION DURING TAKEOFF. QUICK INSPECTION ON GROUND REVEALED THAT LT WAS INOPERATIVE. OPERATOR DECIDED TO REPLACE MAGNETO WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. DURING THE DISASSEMBLING OF THE MAGNETO THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR`S FAILURE WERE FOUND . IT MIGHT CAUSE AN ENGINE IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL. MAGNETO DEFECT. MAGNETO REPLACED.

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