Service difficulty report · Housing · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
June 29, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Engine
Cont IO550N
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Housing
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
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

(CAN) MAGNETOS WERE R & R WITH O/H UNITS AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND FINDING A NO SPARK CONDITION. UNSERVICEABLE MAGNETOS WERE SENT TO AN O/H FACILITY AS CORES. UPON TEAR DOWN IT WAS FOUND THE MOLDED ALUMINUM HOUSING CONTAINING THE ROTATING MAGNETS SUFFERED FROM AN APPARENT SEVERE ROTATIONAL STRESS CAUSING THE HOUSING TO TEAR AT THE KEY WAY AND ROTATE ON THE SHAFT. CONDITION WAS FOUND IN BOTH LT AND RT MAGNETOS.

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