Service difficulty report · Filter · Cirrus SR22T

Difficulty date
July 18, 2025
Submitted
July 29, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cirrus SR22T
Aircraft serial
3142
Aircraft time
1,070 hours, 1,070 cycles
Engine
Cont IO550N
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Filter
Part number
883311BX
Condition
Melted
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
79 hours, 79 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PRESSURIZED MAGNETO AIR SOURCE FILTER MELTED/DEFORMED AFTER ONLY 79H AFTER INSTALLATION. BLOCKAGE OF AIR TO MAGNETO CAUSED LEFT MAGNETO FAILURE, WHICH WAS ALSO JUST 79H AFTER REPLACEMENT. PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR FREQUENTLY WITH THAT FILTER INSTALLATION IN SR22 TURBO MODELS. SERIOUS RISK FOR INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. FILTER WITH THAT INSTALLATION OBVIOUSLY NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE AND NOT SAFE FOR OPERATION. SIL24-02 WITH ROBUST FILTER DOES UNFORTUNATELY NOT APPLY FOR TN MODELS.

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