What was found
INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE, BELLOWS ARE CHAFING THROUGH, CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE ON FINAL APPROACH. PART OF INTER COOLER INSTALLATION, STC NR SA3801NM,
- Difficulty date
- January 22, 2003
- Submitted
- March 11, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N66809
- Make and model
- Piper PA31P
- Aircraft serial
- 31P7300171
- Engine
- Lyc TIGO541*
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Bellows
- Part number
- 9810002004
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Intercooler
- Part time
- 30 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.