What was found
AT UNRELATED MAINTENANCE, FOUND TURBOCHARGER TOP ROD SUPPORT BRACKET BROKEN AT ENGINE. SUBMITTER STATES SUSPECT MISALIGNMENT OF ROD AND SUPPORT AT INSTALLATION.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3521S
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952107
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Rod Support
- Part number
- LW18459
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Turbocharger
- 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.