SDR 99ZZZX286

Service difficulty report · Coupling · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
December 22, 1998
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
Rt Engine
Part time
266 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 RIGHT ENGINE, DISCOVERED WYE TO WASTEGATE ELBOW V-CLAMP (ONE-PIECE COUPLING) CRACKED ALMOST COMPLETELY AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE. THIS PART WAS CHANGED DURING A RAM CONVERSION 12/97. DURING PRESSURE CHECK OF EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE COUPLING DID NOT LEAK. SUBMITTER STATED DUE TO THE AREA IN QUESTION, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF EXHAUST SYSTEM BE COMPLETED.

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