What was found
FOUND NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST RISER FLANGE BROKEN. DISCOVERED WHEN DISASSEMBLY EXHAUST FOR MODIFICATION IAW MSB-4000411. PROBABLE CAUSE OF BREAKING FROM EXCESS VIBRATION. RECOMMEND INSTALLING MSB-40-004/1 MUFFLER BRACE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 31, 2006
- Submitted
- June 9, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N431JP
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40431
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR1
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Flange
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Exhaust Riser
- Part time
- 82 hours
- Component
- Exhaust Riser · Diamon
- Component part number
- DA403B
- 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.