Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
January 29, 2025
Submitted
January 29, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N132TS
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42AC018
Aircraft time
7,665 hours
Engine
Thielt TAE1250299
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
527810H000104
Part serial
1523
Condition
Broken
Part time
24 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

EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD IS LOOSE ON THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE WELDS HAVE FAILED. AD 2018-10-10 REQUIRES THE HEAT SHIELD TO BE TIGHT AND WELDED TO THE PIPE. THE ISSUE IS THE HEAT SHIELD IS CRIMPED ON THE PIPE AND THEN WELDED TO IT AND IT'S NOT WORKING. THIS PIPE FAILED WITH ONLY 23.5 TTSN

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