What was found
DURING AN ANNUAL INSP, THE CLAMP BETWEEN THE TURBO AND EXHAUST OVERBOARD ON THE LT ENGINE WAS FOUND WITH A 4.5 IN CRACK ALONG THE CIRCUMFERENCE.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2010
- Submitted
- March 26, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1944G
- Make and model
- Cessna 421B
- Aircraft serial
- 421B0844
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Clamp
- Part number
- NH100089750
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Turbo Tailpipe
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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