Service difficulty report · Wire · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
March 14, 2013
Submitted
March 27, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N36PL
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1707
Aircraft time
2,924 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
1,148 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Magneto
Part time
521 hours
Component
Magneto Coil
Component part number
103571651
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

DURING TAXI IN, ENGINE WAS VIBRATING AND MIS-FIRING AT OR BELOW 1000 RPM. MX PERSONNEL DUPLICATED PROBLEM BY PLACING MAGNETO SWITCH ON RT MAG ONLY. RT MAGNETO WAS REMOVED TO DISCOVER COIL PRIMARY LEAD TO POINTS HAD BROKEN OFF. COIL LEAD WIRE HAD NOT BEEN CRIMPED PROPERLY SO WIRE HAD BROKEN OFF TERMINAL END CONNECTOR CAUSING LOSS OF COIL POWER TO PRIMARY CONTACT POINTS OF MAGNETO.

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