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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Maule MXT-7-180 · Pollocksville, NC · November 25, 2015

Date: November 25, 2015 · 18:07 local
Place: Pollocksville, NC
Airport: Oak Grove Mcof
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9232P
Reported as: Maule MXT-7-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N9232PRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2022 · Maule MXT-7-180S/N 14015C · Built 1991 Airframe modelMaule MXT-7-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot flying at 2000' heard loud noise from engine, contacted kewn ATCT, landed at closest airport (13NC). Mechanic looked at acft on 11/26/2015 and found #2 eng cylinder had no compression. Further investigation revealed #2 cyl spark plug missing and other lower spark plugs and leads were loose. Aircraft recently (11/19/2015) underwent an annual inspection. Mechanicprivacy data omitted had cleaned, gapped, & tested spark plugs, and compression test was recorded as normal during annual inspection. Mace certified engine to be airworthy in maintenance logbook.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLYING AT 2000' HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE, CONTACTED KEWN ATCT, LANDED AT CLOSEST AIRPORT (13NC). MECHANIC LOOKED AT ACFT ON 11/26/2015 AND FOUND #2 ENG CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED #2 CYL SPARK PLUG MISSING AND OTHER LOWER SPARK PLUGS AND LEADS WERE LOOSE. AIRCRAFT RECENTLY (11/19/2015) UNDERWENT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. MECHANIC^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD CLEANED, GAPPED, & TESTED SPARK PLUGS, AND COMPRESSION TEST WAS RECORDED AS NORMAL DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. MACE CERTIFIED ENGINE TO BE AIRWORTHY IN MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK.