Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
October 19, 2020
Submitted
October 19, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N668SR
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
2868
Aircraft time
1,873 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
1,873 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Magneto
Part number
10500556101
Part serial
D4110512
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Left
Part time
1,873 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LEFT MAGNETO INTERNAL GEAR FAILURE. LESS THAN 200 HRS SINCE LAST MAGNETO OVERHAUL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ON SAME AIRCRAFT THAT THE LEFT MAGNETO HAS FAILED PRIOR TO SCHEDULED 500 HR INSPECTION, DUE TO PLASTIC DISTRIBUTOR GEAR STRIPPING/BROKEN TEETH. MAGNETO FAILURE FOUND PRIOR TO FLIGHT DURING PREFLIGHT RUN-UP. (NOTE: AIR CONDITIONER DRIVE SHARED BY LEFT MAGNETO DRIVE ON ACCESSORY CASE GEAR TRAIN).

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