Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
November 2, 2012
Submitted
November 5, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N587CP
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
3354
Aircraft time
525 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
316 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Spark Plug
Part number
RHB32E
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Part time
138 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS GETTING A MISS IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED A RESISTANCE CHECK OF THE PLUGS AND FOUND HALF OF THEM TO BE AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE SERVICE LIMIT RESISTANCE VALUES FOR THE SAME PN FOR A TEMPEST PLUG. THE ENTIRE SET OF SPARK PLUGS WERE R & R WITH TEMPEST OF THE SAME PN AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED.

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