Service difficulty report · Exhaust Header · Columb LC41550FG400

Difficulty date
September 26, 2016
Submitted
September 26, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N115RW
Make and model
Columb LC41550FG400
Aircraft serial
41108
Aircraft time
475 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550A
Part
Exhaust Header
Part number
656327
Part serial
1DH080001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Turbocharger
Part time
475 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

RIGHT TURBOCHARGER TRANSITION ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND CRACKED FRONT AND BACK DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED CO DETECTOR CHIRPING ON TRIP TO ANNUAL. THIS CRACKED PART IS ATTACHES THE TURBOCHARGER TO THE RIGHT EXHAUST, FORWARD AND BELOW THE CABIN HEAT MIXING VALVE. FAILURE COULD CAUSE FIRE OR CO TO ENTER COCKPIT. CRACKS RAN FORE AND AFT ON THE INBOARD AND OUT BOARD SIDES OF THE TRANSITION ASSEMBLY ROUGHLY IN LINE WITH THE EXHAUST RISERS, CRACKED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 75%