Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe

Difficulty date
August 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
2078000107
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Cylinder
Part time
1,196 hours
Component
Rotax · 913435
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PRACTICE LANDINGS, A LOUD ENGINE NOISE WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER, WHEN CLIMB POWER WAS APPLIED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST PIPE HAD BROKEN. THE PLASTIC COOLANT RESERVOIR HAD MELTED IN SEVERAL PLACES; THE UPPER IGNITION LEAD HAD BURNT AND THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OFF.