Service difficulty report · Tube · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N814LF
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
3159
Aircraft time
187 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Part
Tube
Part number
22610004
Condition
Loose
Location
Waste Gate Dump
Part time
187 hours
Component
Waste Gate
Component part number
4663040003
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

ON THE ACFT WITH A TURBO NORMALIZED SYS MODIFIED, THE WASTE GATE DUMP TUBE FITS TOO LOOSELY CAUSING WASTE GATE EXHAUST TO BE VENTED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS POOR FIT CAUSES THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE TO RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO FAIL THE MCU (MASTER CONTROL UNIT) AND CAUSE A TOTAL ACFT ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TURBO ALLEY HAS IMPLIED THAT THEY HAVE OLD STYLE DUMP TUBES IN SERVICE AND IN STOCK FOR SALE. THIS IS THE 4TH MCU FAILURE IN THIS ACFT CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. C/A WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE WASTE GATE FLANGE, WASTE GATE DUMP TUBE, ALTERNATORS 1 & 2 AND MCU.

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