SDR 95ZZZX481

Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 401

Difficulty date
January 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3260Q
Make and model
Cessna 401
Aircraft serial
4010060
Part
Tube
Part number
08507126
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Exhaust
Part time
2,520 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM RIGHT INBOARD LOWER NACELLE FORWARD OF WING LEADING EDGE. LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE EXHAUST TUBE FROM THE RIGHT TRANSITION HEAD INBOARD TO THE SLIP JOINT ASSY HAD BULGED AND CRACKED TWO INCHES AFT OF THE CONNECTION TO THE SLIP JOINT ASSY (0850660-9). EXHAUST GASES BURNED THE CANTED WEB BULKHEAD BELOW THE HOLE THROUGH WHICH THE CRACKED TUBE PASSES. THE NACELLE SKIN NEARBY WAS ALSO BURNED. ENGINE MOUNT RAIL WAS NOT AFFECTED. NO WIRING OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED. 'SPARKS' ASSUMED TO BE MOLTEN METAL DROPS. AREA 2 INCHES BY 2 INCHES WAS MELTED IN CANTED BULKHEAD.

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