What was found
THE TURBO DRAIN WAS DYE-PENETRANT CHECKED. THE 90 DEGREE WELD ON THE PART SHOWED EVIDENCE OF CRACKING ALONG THE WELD AREA. SUBMITTER STATED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN MORE THAN ONE AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N648DH
- Make and model
- Piper PA46350P
- Aircraft serial
- 4636137
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Drain
- Part number
- 58B19890
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Turbocharger
- Part time
- 106 hours
- Component
- 46C19839
- 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.