# SDR 2018FA0000477

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 18, 2018
- Submitted: November 5, 2018
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N627DC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N627DC), registered now
- Make and model: Diamon DA20-C1
- Registry model: [Diamon DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: C0657
- Aircraft time: 999 hours
- System (JASC): [7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7810)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2018FA0000477

## Discrepancy

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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