Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
March 26, 2010
Submitted
May 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N167WA
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B1044
Engine
Cont TSIO520EB
Part
Spark Plug
Part number
RHB32E
Condition
Weak
Location
Nr 3 Cylinder
Part time
200 hours
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

ON THE 2ND LEG OF A FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN OCCASIONAL MISFIRE THAT BECAME MORE REGULAR ADJUSTING MIXTURES AND CHECKING MAGNETOS. FAILE TO ISOLATE PROBLEM SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MX WAS DISPATCHED FOR REPAIRS. THEY CONDUCTED A GROUND RUN AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE MISFIRE. FUEL FLOWS, MANIFOLD PRESSURES AND MAGNETO TIMING AND CYLINDER COMPRESSIONS WERE NORMAL. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A COUPLE OF SPARK PLUGS THAT APPEARED WEAK. NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED. GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED AND ACFT WAS DETERMINED AIRWORTHY. SUBSUQUENT NON-REVENUE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL. NO FURTHER MX ACTION WAS REQUIRED.

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