What was found
DURING PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION FOUND LT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER TO TAILPIPE CLAMP CRACKED ALONG CIRCUMFERENCE, APPROX. 4 INCH CRACK. FOUND SAME PN CLAMP ON THE RT ENGINE OF THIS AIRCRAFT TO BE CRACKED 7 HOURS PREVIOUSLY.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2006
- Submitted
- December 12, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 421
- Aircraft time
- 6,917 hours
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520N
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Clamp
- Part number
- 227450
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Turbocharger
- Part time
- 1,366 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.