SDR 95ZZZX5624

Service difficulty report · EXHAuST SYSTEM · Mooney M20K

Difficulty date
September 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N252YD
Make and model
Mooney M20K
Aircraft serial
251075
Part
EXHAuST SYSTEM
Part number
30501507HS
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
585 hours
Component
Rocketresrch
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 PRE-BUY AND ROCKET MSB 95-305-01 INSPECTION: FOUND TAIL PIPES, HEADERS, TRANSITION PIPES CRACKED AT WELDS AND WHERE BAFFLING RUBS. EXHAUST SYSTEM IS HARD MOUNTED, PLACING STRAIN ON ALL COMPONENTS, SYSTEM ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION REQUIRES FORCE TO PUT IN PLACE. ENGINE TO LORD MOUNT BOLTS - UNTHREADED BOLT SHANK TOO LONG; THUS, ALLOWING ENGINE TO FURTHER VIBRATE. BAFFLING CRACKED AND BROKEN. ENGINE EXHAUST STAINS THROUGHOUT COMPARTMENT. STC SA5891NM.

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