Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Adamac A500

Difficulty date
November 6, 2012
Submitted
November 6, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N510AX
Make and model
Adamac A500
Aircraft serial
10
Aircraft time
475 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO550E
Engine time
475 hours, 1 cycles
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
654326
Part serial
NA
Condition
Burned
Location
Engine
Part time
475 hours, 1 cycles
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.

What was found

EXHAUST PIPE BURNED THROUGH AT 2 LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE CENTERLINE SEAM WELD. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURANCE ON THE SAME PN WITH VERY LOW HOURS.