SDR 96ZZZX3201

Service difficulty report · Wye Pipe · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
April 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2735A
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0463
Part
Wye Pipe
Part number
99102999
Condition
Divider Broke
Location
Exhaust
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE FLOW DIVIDER IN THE WYE EXHAUST PIPE GOING TO THE TURBO SUPER CHARGER BROKE CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL APPROXIMATELY 1.50 INCHES BY 2.50 INCHES LONG TO ENTER THE EXHAUST HOUSING SIDE OF THE TURBO. THIS LIMITED THE TURBOCHARGER MAX OUTPUT TO 5,000 FEET MSL. NO INTERNAL DAMAGE OF TURBOCHARGER TURBINE. SUBMITTER STATED SHOULD INSPECT INSIDE OF WYE PIPE IF MAXIMUM BOOST CANNOT BE ATTAINED.

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