What was found
DURING AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, THE WASTEGATE CRACK DEFECT WAS FOUND. DEFECT NOT PRESENT AT 50 HOUR CHECK 50 HOURS PREVIOUS.
- Difficulty date
- January 1, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 421
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520H
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Wastegate
- Part number
- 4810B49001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Eng Turbo
- Part time
- 1,361 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.