Service difficulty report · Collector · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
August 31, 2023
Submitted
September 19, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N898TX
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
9114
Aircraft time
190 hours
Part
Collector
Part number
31012001
Part serial
NA
Condition
Defective
Location
Exhaust
Part time
190 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
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 SLIP JOINTS LEAKING AND CAUSED LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COWLING TO BE BURNED. EXCESSIVE GAPS FOUND BETWEEN #1 AND #3 EXHAUST HEADER TO COLLECTOR JOINTS. DAMAGE WAS CAUGHT BEFORE ANY IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY.

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