What was found
DURING A PRE-BUY INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LT EXHAUST MANIFOLD ASSY WAS BLISTERED AND CRACKED IN 2 PLACES BETWEEN THE NR 2 AND NR 4 CYLINDERS.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2012
- Submitted
- June 9, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N438SR
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- 2567
- Aircraft time
- 901 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- Engine time
- 901 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Header
- Part number
- 226850002
- Condition
- Blistered
- Location
- Engine Bay
- 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.