Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
July 9, 2025
Submitted
July 9, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N240TS
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42071
Aircraft time
6,604 hours
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
527810H000104
Part serial
1204
Condition
Inflt Separation
Location
Engine
Part time
168 hours
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 HEATSHIELD TO BE TIGHT ON AND SPOT WELDED IN TWO PLACES TO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE PROBLEM IS THE HEATSHIELD SPOT WELDS FAILED AND THE HEATSHIELD IS LOOSE ON THE EXHAUST PIPE AND HAS A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSED WHEN THE UPPER SPOT WELD FAILED THE AD MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THE EXHAUST PIPE ASSY SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 1500 HOURS BUT THIS ONE FAILED AT 167.5

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