What was found
TURBO CLAMP THAT ATTACHES EXHAUST PIPE TO TURBO BROKE. CLAMP WAS SAFTIED AROUND BOLT. BREAK OCCURRED SOMEWHERE ON CLAMP. POSSIBLE SEPARATION WHERE SPOT-WELD HOLDS BOLT IN PLACE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2000
- Submitted
- May 31, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N231BT
- Make and model
- Mooney M20K
- Aircraft serial
- 250122
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360GB
- System (JASC)
- 8100 · Exhaust Turbine System (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Clamp
- Part number
- 633358
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Exhaust Outlet
- Part time
- 1 hours
- Component
- Turbocharger
- Component part number
- 640955
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.