SDR 99ZZZX1562

Service difficulty report · Coupling · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
March 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N200CC
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0674
Part
Coupling
Part number
NH10089710
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
316 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.

What was found

DURING A PHASE INSPECTION WHILE C/W AD 75-23-08R5 EXHAUST INSPECTION ON LEFT ENGINE, DISCOVERED WYE FOR WASTEGATE ELBOW V-CLAMP (ONE-PIECE COUPLING) CRACKED 3 INCHES AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE. THIS PART WAS CHANGED DURING A RAM CONVERSION 12-97. DURING THE PRESSURE CHECK OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE COUPLING DID NOT LEAK. THE RIGHT ENGINE COUPLING WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON ON THE LAST PHASE (8010-4 SUBMITTED 12-22-98).

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