- Difficulty date
- May 3, 2017
- Submitted
- May 3, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC018
- Aircraft time
- 4,032 hours
- Engine
- Thielt TAE1250299
- Engine time
- 496 hours
- Part
- Exhaust Pipe
- Part number
- 527810H001401
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 296 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
EXHAUST PIPE HAS A 4 INCH CRACK ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO BURN COWLING.
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