SDR 95ZZZX6928

Service difficulty report · Capacitor · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
September 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6562S
Make and model
Cessna R182
Aircraft serial
R18201691
Engine
Lyc O540J3C5
Part
Capacitor
Part number
10382681
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Mag
Part time
163 hours
Component
D6LN3000
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE EXPERIENCED EXTREME ROUGHNESS AND HIGH RPM DROP ON LEFT POSITION OF 1800 RPM MAG CHECK. NR 4 AND NR 5 CYLINDERS WENT COLD ON G.E.M. FOR 3 SUCCESSIVE CHECKS. PLUGS AND WIRES CHECKED OK TO BOTH CYLINDERS. MAG WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW TCM MAGNETO AND CAPACITORS AND RAN UP, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY OF REMOVED MAGNETO REVEALED NO COIL, ROTOR, POINT, OR DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK DEFECTS, BUT ONE CAPACITOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ABNORMALLY LOW MICROFARAD READINGS.

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