Service difficulty report · Muffler · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
October 3, 2024
Submitted
October 16, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N280AG
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496511
Aircraft time
1,291 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Engine time
1,291 hours
Part
Muffler
Part number
86299008
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
1,291 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

L/H ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS. EGT WAS 300-400 DEGREES HIGHER THAN NORMAL. L/H ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS. EGT WAS 300-400 DEGREES HIGHER THAN NORMAL."- FOUND FORWARD AND AFT EXHAUST MUFFLER BAFFLES CRACKED AND CREATING PARTIAL BLOCKAGES INSIDE MUFFLER. REMOVED FORWARD AND AFT EXHAUST ASSEMBLIES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD EXHAUST AND AFT EXHAUST MUFFLERS WITH NEW (X2) PN: A86299-008. REMOVED AND REPLACED CYLINDER #2 EXHAUST RISER WITH NEW PN: A89366-003. RE-INSTALLED FORWARD AND AFT EXHAUST ASSEMBLIES. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUN, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ENGINE MAKES RATED POWER AND NO LONGER RUNS ROUGH. EGT INDICATION FOUND TO BE IN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE AT THIS TIME. ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND OPERATION FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW PIPER PA 44-180 MM CHAPTER 78.

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