What was found
BUTTERFLY IN WASTEGATE WARPED AND LOSE FROM CRACKED WELDS JAMMING THROTTLE. BUTTERFLY SHAFT WORN AT PIVOT POINTS ALSO CAUSING THROTTLE BINDING. SUBMITTER STATES COMMON TO ALL F28F AND F280FX MODELS. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF WASTEGATE.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8624G
- Make and model
- Enstrm F28F
- Aircraft serial
- 745
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Wastegate
- Part number
- 28125523
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Butterfly
- Part time
- 1,100 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.