What was found
DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE TECH WAS DOING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND NOTICED SOME EXHAUST SOOT/STAINING ON THE HEAT SHIELD FOR THE J BOX. DISCOVERED THE SOURCE TO BE THE CRACKED EXHAUST ELBOW.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2015
- Submitted
- June 9, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N621D
- Make and model
- Cessna T182T
- Aircraft serial
- T18208306
- Aircraft time
- 899 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540AK1A
- Engine time
- 899 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Stack
- Part number
- 07506441
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 899 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.