What was found
COMBUSTION HEATER REPORTED BACK FIRING IN FLIGHT. MEASURED HEATER EXHAUST PIPE LENGTH AND SCARF ANGLE. NEITHER MEASUREMENT TO SPEC. INSTALLED NEW EXHAUST PIPE ASSY. AND CUT TO PROPER DIMENSIONS.
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2012
- Submitted
- December 7, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N818PW
- Make and model
- Raythn G58RAYTHEON
- Aircraft serial
- TH2344
- Aircraft time
- 35 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Exhaust Pipe
- Part number
- 5855002321
- Condition
- Wrong Part
- Location
- Combust Heater
- Part time
- 35 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.