SDR 95ZZZX1007

Service difficulty report · Intake Pipe · Amtr GOSHAWK

Difficulty date
February 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N345RM
Make and model
Amtr GOSHAWK
Aircraft serial
001
Engine
Lyc IO540P1A5
Part
Intake Pipe
Part number
LW16343
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Cyl Flange
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED THAT NR 3 CYLINDER INTAKE PIPE WAS LOOSE AT CYLINDER. FOUND INTAKE PIPE BROKEN ABOUT 45 DEGREES AT THE FLANGE. REPLACED PART WITH A NEW INTAKE PIPE. OLD INTAKE PIPE HAD BEEN CHROMEPLATED BY UNKNOWN SHOP. SUSPECT HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. RECOMMEND THAT INTAKE PIPES NOT BE CHROMEPLATED.