Service difficulty report · Heat Shield · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
March 31, 2025
Submitted
March 31, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42061
Aircraft time
5,819 hours
Engine
Thielt TAE1250299
Engine time
796 hours
Part
Heat Shield
Condition
Inflt Separation
Location
Engine
Part time
17 hours
Component
Exhaust Pipe
Component part number
527810H000104
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AD2018-10-10 DATED JUNE 12 2018 REQUIRES THE HEAT SHIELD TO BE TIGHT ON AND WELDED TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE WELDS AND CRIMPS HOLDING THE HEAT SHIELD TO THE PIPE FAILED THE AD IS SUGGESTING THE PIPE ASSY SHOULD LAST AT LEASE 1500 HOURS BUT FAILED AT 16.9 TTSN

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