SDR 96ZZZX374

Service difficulty report · Air Box · Maule M5180C

Difficulty date
December 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66VJ
Make and model
Maule M5180C
Aircraft serial
8077C
Part
Air Box
Part number
5325998
Condition
Cracked
Location
Carburetor
Part time
198 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

FOUND CARBURETOR AIR BOX EXTENSIVELY CRACKED IN THROAT AREA. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. DESIGN APPEARS TO BE FAULTY. NEEDS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR FATIGUE RESISTANCE. THE CRACKED UNIT ALLOWS UNFILTERED AIR INTO ENGINE.

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