Service difficulty report · Eiu · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
March 25, 2022
Submitted
March 28, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
8HBR698C
Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Aircraft
N130JA
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9165
Aircraft time
10,656 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
322 hours
Part
Eiu
Part number
66K4F3SN
Part serial
4F1420001
Condition
Faulty
Part time
1,128 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE ROUGHNESS DURING CLIMB, GROUND RUNS REVELED THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS.

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