SDR 0600710

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Riser · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 31, 2006
Submitted
April 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N572ER
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496148
Aircraft time
2,449 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360E1A6
Engine time
2,318 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3Y*
Part
Exhaust Riser
Part number
89366003
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,449 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT'S REPORTED VIBRATION IN RT ENGINE, ALSO STATED SOMETHING SEEMED LOOSE AND RATTLING. LEANED AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS WHILE IN FLIGHT WITH NO CHANGES. RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. UNCOWLED RT ENGINE AND FOUND NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST RISER BROKEN OFF AT MOUNT FLANGE. REPLACED WITH NEW RISER AND GASKET, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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