Service difficulty report · Gear · Cirrus SR22T

Difficulty date
January 10, 2023
Submitted
January 24, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N773GP
Make and model
Cirrus SR22T
Aircraft serial
0971
Aircraft time
1,521 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550K
Engine time
1,521 hours
Part
Gear
Part number
10357586
Condition
Broken
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Cont · S6RSC25P
Component part number
10500556101
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E, F
Precautionary procedure
B, A, H

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

What was found

ENGINE SUFFERED LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE OUT DURING CRUISE AT 23K. TURBOCHARGED ENGINE RUNNING LEAN OF PEAK PER POH. PILOT REPORTED CHECKING MAGNETOS DURING DESCENT, SWITCHED KEY FROM BOTH TO LEFT AND THE MOTOR INSTANTLY QUIT MAKING MEANINGFUL POWER, IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO BOTH. AT SOME POINT AROUND 17,000 FT WHILE ADJUSTING THE THROTTLE LEVER THE ENGINE RESTARTED BUT WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT EVENTUALLY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT KCID. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, TAXIED TO FBO, PARKED OVER TIE-DOWNS AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN NORMALLY. INSPECTION REVEALED 4 TEETH SHEARED FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR THE REST OF THE MAGNETO, POINTS, BEARING PRE-LOAD, WIRING, COIL, ETC. WAS ALL NOMINAL. SUSPECT OZONE DEGRADATION OF NYLON GEAR IN PRESSURIZED MAGNETOS.

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