SDR 96ZZZX4389

Service difficulty report · Exhaust · Amtr VELOCITY

Difficulty date
August 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N637KM
Make and model
Amtr VELOCITY
Aircraft serial
DMO63
Part
Exhaust
Condition
Broken
Location
Cylinders 1-3
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EXHAUST FROM NR 1 CYLINDER AND NR 3 CYLINDER BROKE OFF AT FLANGE CAUSING HIGH HEAT INSIDE COWL CAUSING IGNITION TO HEAT UP, OIL TEMPERATURE TO BE EXCESSIVELY HIGH, PLUS LOOSE EXHAUST ASSY JAMMED AILERON CONTROLS. ERRATIC EGT ALSO NOTED.