Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Cubcft CC18180

Difficulty date
November 6, 2014
Submitted
December 16, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N187CC
Make and model
Cubcft CC18180
Aircraft serial
CC180060
Aircraft time
191 hours
Engine
Lyc O360C4P
Engine time
191 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 1A200FA
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
TC5303001
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Zone 400
Part time
191 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

DURING MAINTENANCE IT WAS NECCESARY TO REMOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. WHEN EXHAUST RISER WAS REMOVED FROM MUFFLER IT WAS NOTED THAT HOLES FOR ALINGMENT PIN/CLAMP WERE NOT IN ALINGMENT WITH EACH OTHER. THIS CONDITION RESULTED IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BEING INSTALLED UNDER TENSION AND IF NOT CORRECTED THIS CONDITION WOULD HAVE CONTINUED DURING REASSEMBLY.