What was found
FOUND NR 3 INTAKE TUBE LEAKING AT 100 HOUR INSPECTION. REMOVED TUBE AND FOUND A CRACK AT FLANGE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BUT WELD DOESNT COVER THE WHOLE CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2001
- Submitted
- September 18, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9290P
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496019
- Engine
- Lyc LO360E1A6
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 71713
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,508 hours
- 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.