SDR 96ZZZX2862

Service difficulty report · Header · Maule MT7235

Difficulty date
September 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N773BC
Make and model
Maule MT7235
Aircraft serial
18012C
Part
Header
Condition
Exhaust Leak
Location
Exit Joint
Part time
146 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

NUMEROUS EXHAUST HEADERS LEAKING EXCESS EXHAUST GASSES AT JOINTS TO MUFFLER. SUBMITTER STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD SIZE THESE PARTS CLOSER ON ASSY TO PREVENT CONTAMINANTS AND HEAT FROM GOING ONTO SPARK PLUG AND LEADS, AND SURROUNDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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