Service difficulty report · Coil · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
May 20, 2013
Submitted
May 22, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N851ST
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1706
Aircraft time
2,890 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
3,116 hours
Part
Coil
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Part time
893 hours
Component
Magneto
Component part number
BL5005563
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

DURING GROUND RUN-UP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, AS PILOT CYCLED TO RT MAGENTO, ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO CUT-OUT BUT PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP RUNNING BY SWITCHING MAGNETO SWITCH BACK TO "BOTH". FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO RAMP AND SQUAWKED ACFT FOR DEAD MAGNETO ON RT SIDE. MX PERSONNEL REMOVED RT MAGNETO FROM ENGINE TO DISCOVER MAGNETO COIL LEAD TERMINAL END HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF FROM THE ATTACHED POINT AT THE POINT ASSEMBLY.

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