Service difficulty report · Distributor Gear · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
January 3, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft time
848 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Propeller
Mtprop MTV14D
Part
Distributor Gear
Part number
10357586
Condition
Broken
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Bendix
Component part number
1050055610
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN ON RT MAGNETO. INSPECTION OF MAGNETO REVEALED NYLON DISTRIBUTOR GEAR NOT TURNING WHEN MAGNETO ROTOR TURNED. FOUND 8 TEETH BROKEN OFF OF THIS GEAR. TEETH FOUND INSIDE MAGNETO, NEAR GEAR. NO REASON FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE CONDITION OF THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE NORMAL WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DETERIORATION OTHER THAN THE BROKEN TEETH. THE MAGNETO WAS SENT FOR O/H.

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