SDR AU990041

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
LW16696
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AUS) DURING DESCENT, THE RT ENGINE MAP DROPPED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXHAUST SLIP JOINTS HAD EXPANDED OPEN ENOUGH FOR A GAP TO APPEAR BETWEEN THE PIPE ENDS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE FEMALE SECTION OF PIPE EXPANDED TO A LARGE DIAMETER THAN MALE PIPE, BUT WHEN COLD, THE EXHAUST PIPE FITTED CORRECTLY.

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