Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
January 23, 2002
Submitted
February 6, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N340WT
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0332
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
99102992
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT OBSERVED RT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR FAILED, THEN RT FUEL TRANSFER LIGHT ON AND RT LANDING LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. AFTER FLIGHT, VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RT ENGINE NACELLE IDENTIFIED A BURN THROUGH NACELLE SKIN ADJACENT TO THE RT ENGINE OVERBOARD TAILPIPE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TAILPIPE HAD FAILED AT THE OUTBOARD BEND, IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DAMAGING THE EXTERNAL NACELLE SKIN, FIREWALL, CANTED BULKHEAD, ENGINE BEAM, AND WIRING BEHIND THE FIREWALL.

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