What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED NOISE IN ENGINE AS WELL AS FOUL SMELL AROUND AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING GROUND RUN. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED EXHAUST STACK (NR 3 CYLINDER) CRACKED/SPLIT AT FLANGE.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20A1
- Aircraft time
- 1,296 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7800 · Engine Exhaust System
- Part
- Manifold
- Part number
- 99710000803
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Exhaust
- Component
- Muffler Sys · Diamon · 2075000000
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E, D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.