SDR 99ZZZX194

Service difficulty report · Coupling · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
September 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5751C
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0974
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Coupling
Part number
NH100089770
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wastegate
Part time
290 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 C/W AD 75-23-08R5, THE WASTEGATE OUTLET COUPLING WAS FOUND SEVERELY CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS FOUND RADIALLY ALONG THE COUPLING AND EXTENDED ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE PART. THIS NEW COUPLING IS NOT LIFE-LIMITED PER TABLE ONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED AD.

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