Service difficulty report · Impulse Coupling · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
February 15, 2016
Submitted
February 16, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N592PU
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2053
Aircraft time
2,636 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
469 hours
Part
Impulse Coupling
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Magento
Component
Magneto · Cont · S6LSC25
Component part number
BL5005563
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING 500 HOUR MAGNETO INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THE IMPULSE COUPLING ON MAGNETO WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. UPON REMOVAL OF IMPULSE COUPLING IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DRIVE KEY WAS NOT INSTALLED IN DRIVE SHAFT PROPERLY AND WAS PROTRUDING AND JAMMING THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE IMPULSE COUPLING. 1 PROPERLY INSTALLED, IMPULSE COUPLING OPERATION WAS NORMAL. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO IMPULSE COUPLING, 469 HOURS SINCE FACTORY REBUILD.

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