Service difficulty report · Riser · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
October 18, 2018
Submitted
November 5, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N627DC
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
C0657
Aircraft time
999 hours
Part
Riser
Part number
DC00015BDC00013B
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Exhaust
Part time
999 hours
Component
Exhaust System · Diamon · NA
Component part number
DC0001B
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CTI PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING, LLC IS A TITLE 14 CFR, 141 PILOT SCHOOL THAT OPERATES A FLEET OF ABOUT 15 DIAMOND DA-20 C L 'S IN FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA AND A SATELLITE IN MILLINGTON, TN. WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THE AFOREMENTIONED FLIGHT SCHOOL DISCOVERED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF CRACKED EXHAUST RISERS AND FLANGES ON THE #2 OR #3 CYLINDERS.

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