Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Mooney M20M

Difficulty date
March 28, 2000
Submitted
May 8, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N139WT
Make and model
Mooney M20M
Aircraft serial
270283
Engine
Lyc TIO540AF1B
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
40821089
Condition
Cracked
Location
Connects Cyl 2
Part time
45 hours
Component
Exhaust System · Lyc
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NEW CO2 INDICATOR TURNS BLACK EACH FLIGHT. FLT WITH DIGITAL CO2 INDICATING INSTRUMENT INDICATES 200 RPM. MAINT LOCATED 1.75 INCH CRACK AT BASE OF NR 2 CYL RISER, FLG MATING TO CYL NR 1 - 5. (LYC PN''S 40B19822 AND 40B19825) FOUND WARPED APPROX .020 INCH. EXH PIPE COUPLING FLG FOR CYL NR 4 (LYC PN 40B19824) FND DISTORTED WITH GASKET (PN 78084) JOINING IT TO CYL NR 6 BADLY DAMAGED, OUT OF PLACE. ALL CRACKED AND DISTORTED COMPONENTS REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW. FLG MATING TO CYL 1- 5 ARE DRESSED ON A SURFACE PLATE. (X)

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