What was found
DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT ENGINE TURBO EXHAUST COUPLING CLAMP CRACKED IN V-BAND SEGMENT. THIS CLAMP IS THE NEW IMPROVED COUPLING CLAMP. REF PIPER SB644D.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N117JP
- Make and model
- Piper PA31325
- Aircraft serial
- 317612086
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540F2BD
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Coupling Clamp
- Part number
- 557584
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Turbo Exh
- Part time
- 826 hours
- 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.