SDR 95ZZZX5828

Service difficulty report · Slip Joint · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
September 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N660W
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0828
Part
Slip Joint
Part number
99102962
Condition
Seized
Location
Exhaust
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

WHILE CHANGING TURBO HEADER ASSY AND AFT EXHAUST PIPE, UNABLE TO LINE UP DUE TO SEIZED SLIP JOINTS. REMOVED SLIP JOINTS, FOUND INTERNALS BULGED AND DISTORTED. REPLACED SLIP JOINTS. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS CLOSER INSPECTIONS OR LIMIT TIME IN SERVICE.

More about the Cessna 402B