Service difficulty report · Actuator · Diamon DA40NG

Difficulty date
July 24, 2020
Submitted
July 24, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N416BL
Make and model
Diamon DA40NG
Aircraft serial
40NC086
Aircraft time
561 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
561 hours
Part
Actuator
Part number
E4A41120000
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Wastegate
Part time
379 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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What was found

WASTEGATE ACTUATOR FAILS CAUSING ECU OVERBOOST FAIL CODES. WHEN THE ACTUATOR IS PRESSURE TESTED IT IS FOUND TO LEAK AIR DUE TO A LEAKING DIAPHRAGM. ACROSS A FLEET OF NINE DA40NGS AND DA42NGS ABOUT 25 OF THESE ACTUATORS HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. THEY ONLY SEEM TO LAST 100-300HRS ROUGHLY.

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