What was found
EXHAUST ASSEMBLY MANIFOLD FAILURE AT FULL POWER. PIPE BROKE OFF MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY INLET TO TURBO HEAT MELTED PLENUM DUCTING RESULTING IN SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT CLOSED FIREWALL VALVE
- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2021
- Submitted
- April 30, 2021
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N43BB
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE1517
- Aircraft time
- 3,691 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550B
- Engine time
- 800 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Exhaust Mixer
- Part number
- ETIB108
- Condition
- Detached
- Location
- Turbo Charger
- Part time
- 800 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, G, R
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.