What was found
FOUND TRANSITION PIPE BELOW TURBO CRACKED AT EACH SIDE OF THE CENTER FLANGE. SUBMITTER STATES HAVE FOUND THIS ON NUMOROUS PIPES, SUGGEST 500 HOUR INSPECTION REQUIRING TURBO REMOVAL.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N27508
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317852031
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Transition Tube
- Part number
- LW12437
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 1,500 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.