SDR 95ZZZX2320

Service difficulty report · Heat Box · Maule MXT7180

Difficulty date
March 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N800CP
Make and model
Maule MXT7180
Aircraft serial
14058C
Part
Heat Box
Condition
Cracked
Location
Carburetor
Part time
400 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING THE COURSE OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, CARBURETOR HEAT BOX FOUND CRACKED ON BOX AREA 5 INCHES LONG AND AROUND THROAT AREA RADIUS CRACKED 2 INCHES LONG. CARBURETOR HEAT BOX MOUNTS UP TO HORIZONTAL CARBURETOR. TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW 399.99. MAY BE A VIBRATION PROBLEM OR HEAT BOX METAL MAY BE TOO THIN.

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