What was found
EXHAUST TUBE ON MUFFLER, BECAME DETACHED FROM MUFFLER AND DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING NORMAL FLIGHT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. RECOMMENDATIONS: CHANGE MUFFLER AT MFG RECOMMEND TIME OF 1000 HOURS OF USE.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2003
- Submitted
- December 11, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3580W
- Make and model
- Piper PA32260
- Aircraft serial
- 32473
- Engine
- Lyc O540E4B5
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK1
- System (JASC)
- 7820 · Engine Noise Suppressor
- Part
- Muffler
- Part number
- 6871800
- Condition
- Detached
- Location
- Engine Exhaust
- Part time
- 1,769 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.