SDR 99ZZZX4605

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Cessna 401A

Difficulty date
December 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4057Q
Make and model
Cessna 401A
Aircraft serial
401A0109
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
085071123
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt 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

LEFT EXHAUST TAIL PIPE WAS FOUND CRACKED AND A PIECE OF THE PIPE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES BY 2.50 INCHES WAS MISSING. IT APPEARED THE CRACKING WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY VIBRATION. EXHAUST GAS LEAKING FROM THIS TAIL PIPE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR.

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