Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cessna 182Q

Difficulty date
August 25, 2010
Submitted
September 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N759JM
Make and model
Cessna 182Q
Aircraft serial
18266031
Aircraft time
2,478 hours
Engine
Cont O470*
Engine time
931 hours
Propeller
Mcauly C2A34C204
Part
Magneto
Part number
BL3493505
Part serial
E02CA016R
Condition
Defective
Location
Engine
Part time
931 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

WHILE TAXIING THE ACFT FOR MX, A MAGNETO CK WAS PERFORMED. THE RT MAGNETO WS ROUGH AND EXHIBITED A LG RPM DROP. THE DIFFICULTY WAS TROUBLESHOT, THE RESULT OF WHICH WAS THE DISCOVERY OF A DEFECTIVE MAGNETO. THE MAGNETO WAS REPLACED WITH AN O/H UNIT AND THE ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE DEFECTIVE MAGNETO WAS A UNIT THAT HAD BEEN O/H AND HAD BEEN DELIVERED WITH THE ENGINE AFT REMFG.

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