SDR 2011F00055

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 25, 2011
Submitted
February 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27990
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952079
Aircraft time
8,980 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
3,008 hours, 1 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
LW16697
Part serial
NA
Condition
Separated
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
8,980 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT 4000' THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL DROP IN MP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. A DIVERSION TO KPBI WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INDECENT. A POST FLIGHT VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT REAR EXHAUST PIPE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FLANGE ON THE TURBO Y PIPE. THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE AND THE LEFT INTERMEDIATE EXHAUST PIPE THEN EXITED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGH THE COWL FLAP OPENING AT THE BOTTOM REAR OF THE ENGINE NACELLE.

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