20190414010789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TU206F · San Antonio, TX · April 14, 2019

Date: April 14, 2019 · 12:40 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N35885
Reported as: Cessna TU206F
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total5,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N35885Registration cancelled Oct 3, 2020 · Cessna TU206FS/N U20602781 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna TU206F Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed San Antonio international airport, San Antonio, TX (ksat) en-route to sugarland, TX (ksgr) via VFR. Pilot reported smoke in the cabin. Aircraft returned to ksat and landed. Next day FAA inspector observed aircraft with engine cowling open and discovered left engine exhaust manifold heat exchanger damaged and aft piece of manifold laying on lower shroud. Evidence of direct cylinder exhaust from left side of engine discolored the firewall and melted the surrounding scat tubing and various electrical components insulation. The exhaust manifold subject to 50-hour recurring airworthiness directive previously accomplished 52.4 hours ago. Maintenance records indicate AD was overflown by 2.4 hours. Provided information to NTSB inspector todd fox and he stated this is minor damage and will not receive NTSB number and to classify as incident. Firewall ndt testing confirmed no structural damage. Aircraft being sent to salvage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN ANTONIO, TX (KSAT) EN-ROUTE TO SUGARLAND, TX (KSGR) VIA VFR. PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KSAT AND LANDED. NEXT DAY FAA INSPECTOR OBSERVED AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINE COWLING OPEN AND DISCOVERED LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT EXCHANGER DAMAGED AND AFT PIECE OF MANIFOLD LAYING ON LOWER SHROUD. EVIDENCE OF DIRECT CYLINDER EXHAUST FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE DISCOLORED THE FIREWALL AND MELTED THE SURROUNDING SCAT TUBING AND VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSULATION. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SUBJECT TO 50-HOUR RECURRING AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED 52.4 HOURS AGO. MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE AD WAS OVERFLOWN BY 2.4 HOURS. PROVIDED INFORMATION TO NTSB INSPECTOR TODD FOX AND HE STATED THIS IS MINOR DAMAGE AND WILL NOT RECEIVE NTSB NUMBER AND TO CLASSIFY AS INCIDENT. FIREWALL NDT TESTING CONFIRMED NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT BEING SENT TO SALVAGE.