Service difficulty report · Muffler · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
January 23, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
3,129 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912S3
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
Part
Muffler
Part number
973670
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine Exhaust
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) TAILPIPE NEARLY SNAPPED OFF FROM MUFFLER, INTERNAL BAFFLES LOOSE AND OBSTRUCTING EXHAUST OUTLET PART, CAUSING THE BACK PRESSURE TO RISE AND FAILURE OF TAILPIPE HAS OCCURRED. ENGINE POWER WAS ROBBED AND FORCED THE BUILD-UP OF BACK PRESSURE TO EXIT THE HOLE IT HAS CREATED. CORRECTION ACTION IS TO SEND MUFFLER TO AN AMO WHOM MAY REPAIR MUFFLER AND COMPLETE TAP TESTS TO MUFFLER TO VERIFY THE STATUS OF INTERNAL BAFFLES, AT EVERY INSPECTION.

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