Service difficulty report · Fabric · Maule MX7180

Difficulty date
January 31, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Maule MX7180
Engine
Lyc O360C1F
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Fabric
Part number
CECONITE101
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuselage
Part time
1,085 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(AUS) FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE FABRIC COVERING FAULTY. THE 76.2MM (3IN) LINEAR STRAIGHT AND PINKED TAPES COULD BE REMOVED BY LIGHTLYHOLDING THE TAPE BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER AND WALKING AWAYFROM THE AIRCRAFT REMOVING THE COMPLETE FUSELAGE LENGTH. TAPESFROM THE TAILPLANE WERE HANGING ON THE GROUND. DOPE DISPLAYED POOR PENETRATION AND ADHESION. THE PAINT USED WAS EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND DID NOT APPEAR TO CONTAIN ANY ELASTIC ADDITIVE.

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