What was found
DURING ROUTINE MX, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED INTO 2 PIECES BETWEEN THE NR 2 AND NR 4 CYLINDERS.
- Difficulty date
- January 26, 2012
- Submitted
- June 9, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N617SR
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- 2551
- Aircraft time
- 990 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- Engine time
- 990 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Header
- Part number
- 226850002
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Engine
- 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.