Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Columb LC41550FG400

Difficulty date
December 4, 2012
Submitted
December 4, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N235MT
Make and model
Columb LC41550FG400
Aircraft serial
41754
Aircraft time
530 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550C
Engine time
530 hours
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
657010
Part serial
IH1380010
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
530 hours
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

FOUND A LARGE CRACK WAS PRESENT IN THE RT TURBO TRANSITION. PERFORMED AN EXHAUST SYS PRESSURE TEST AND CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE CRACK.