Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date
April 30, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5679U
Make and model
Piper PA28140
Aircraft serial
2826476
Aircraft time
7,500 hours
Engine
Lyc IO320E2D
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
2,000 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EXHAUST COLLECTOR TUBES WERE CRACKED AND NEARLY UNDETECTABLE WITHOUT REMOVAL OF EXHAUST AND INSPECTION WITH A BRIGHT LIGHT SOURCE. IT APPEARS THE CRACKS WENT UNDETECTED THROUGH MULTIPLE PREVIOUS INSPECTIONS FROM A REPUTABLE SHOP. THE EXHAUST IS AN AFTERMARKET TUNED EXHAUST FROM PLANEPOWER.

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