Service difficulty report · Exhaust Header · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
August 20, 2007
Submitted
October 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N516CR
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
1309
Engine
Cont IO550N
Part
Exhaust Header
Part number
15070001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5
Part time
306 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.

What was found

NR 5 EXHAUST HEADER HAS CRACKED OFF AT FLANGE, JUNE 6/06 AT 440.6, NOV 18/06 AT 636.1 HOBBS, MAY 18/07 AT 746.7 HOBBS AND AGAIN AUG 20/07 HOBBS NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER INSPECTING HEADER IT WOULD SEEM THAT A HEAVER GAUGE PIPE WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE LAST HEADER WAS INSTALLED WITH BACK UP FLANGES WELDED TO PIPE AT FLANGE SECTION WITH NO EFFECT. (K)

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