Service difficulty report · Muffler · Cessna 172L

Difficulty date
September 24, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172L
Aircraft time
9,470 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Muffler
Part number
175400114
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) PILOT NOTICED CO DETECTOR INDICATING MONOXIDE IN CABIN AND COULD DETECT EXHAUST ODOR. CABIN HEAT SHUT OFF AND VENTS OPENED AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING CARRIED OUT AT ERICKSON, MB. MUFFLER WAS REPLACED BY AME WITH OVERHAUL ACORN WELDING UNIT AND FURTHER FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. PRESSURE TESTING OR REMOVED MUFFLER DETECTED TINY LEAK AT EXHAUST EXIT BAFFLE, NOT LEAKING INTO HEAT MUFFLER. NO LEAKAGE DETECTED INTO MUFFLER AREA, BUT SOOT WAS PRESENT IN MUFFLER. SUSPECT LEAKAGE OCCURS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. AIRCRAFT WAS CURRENT WITH CF-90-03R2 HEAT MUFFLER INSPECTION.

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