Service difficulty report · Capacitor · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
October 17, 2000
Submitted
November 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
6,074 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Capacitor
Part number
107902010R
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS ON CHARTER FLIGHT. ABOUT 10 MINUTES OUT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS. THE ENGINE THEN SMOOTHED OUT FOR DURATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN CONFIRMED RT MAGNETO DEAD AND INTERMITTENT. MAGNETO REMOVED, POINTS FOUND NOT OPENING. TAGGED SERVICEABLE MAGNETO REINSTALLED. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN, OK. FAILED MAGNETO THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED WAS ON AIRCRAFT 60.5 HRS PRIOR. MAGNETO HAD BEEN REPAIRED AS PART OF 500 HOUR INSPECTION AND 96-1 2-07. SUSPECTED CAPACITOR FAILURE WITHIN MAGNETO. (X)

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