SDR 98ZZZX4265

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3525B
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952121
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
LW16620
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine
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.

What was found

PART HAD EITHER WORN OR WAS IMPROPERLY REWORKED CAUSING THE FLAIR TO GO DEEPER INTO THE PIPE SECTION THAN WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. AS A RESULT, FORWARD SECTION SLID TOO FAR INTO THE FLAIR CAUSING THE EXHAUST PIPE SECITON FORWARD OF THIS TO SEPARATE.

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