Service difficulty report · Manifold · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
December 4, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
2,589 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912
Part
Manifold
Part number
2078000107
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine Exhaust
Part time
2,396 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) AS THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED TAKE-OFF POWER, THE PILOT NOTICED ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE AND ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD SEPARATED FROM ITS MOUNTING FLANGE. EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED WITH PART NO. 20-7800-01-07.

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