What was found
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE CLAMP BETWEEN THE EXHAUST PIPE AND WASTEGATE ELBOW ON THE RT ENGINE WAS FOUND WITH A 2 INCH CRACK ALONG THE CIRCUMFERENCE.
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 2010
- Submitted
- March 26, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N700DK
- Make and model
- Cessna 340A
- Aircraft serial
- 340A1038
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520NB
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Clamp
- Part number
- NH1000089770
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wastegate
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.