What was found
WELD SHOULD BE INSPECTED EACH 100 HOURS OR EVERY OIL CHANGE. CRACK COULD BRING EXHAUST GAS INTO CABIN. POOR DESIGN OF MUFFLER AND NOT SUPPORTED PROPERLY.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 2001
- Submitted
- December 18, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N54CH
- Make and model
- Maule MXT7180A
- Aircraft serial
- 21028C
- Engine
- Lyc O340*
- System (JASC)
- 7820 · Engine Noise Suppressor
- Part
- Muffler
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 300 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.