Service difficulty report · Contact · Cessna 182E

Difficulty date
May 29, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182E
Aircraft time
4,731 hours
Engine
Cont O470R
Part
Contact
Part number
10357174
Condition
Failed
Location
Magneto
Part time
63 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON ENGINE RUN-UP BEFORE TAKEOFF IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LT MAGNETO WAS VERY ROUGH AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BACK FIRE. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO HANGER FOR MAINTENANCE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER CONTACT PAD ON THE PN 10-357174 CONTACT ASSY HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE LOWER ARM OF THE POINTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE GAP. THERE IS AN EXISTING SB NR 634. ALTHOUGH THE DATE CODE FOR THIS CONTACT ASSY IS FROM A LATER DATE IT HAS SUFFERED THE SAME FATE. TIME IN SERVICE 62.7HRS.

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