Service difficulty report · Intake Duct · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
August 5, 2002
Submitted
August 23, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Aircraft time
423 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Intake Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) ENGINE AIR INTAKE DUCTS / INERTIA SEPERATORS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED PRETTY MUCH ALL OVER. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PAIR OF AIR INTAKE DUCTS IS CRACKED. THEY ARE MADE OF FIBERGLASS. NEW INTAKES WERE ORDERED AND THE ENGINE AND ENGINE MOUNT HAVE BEEN REMOVED TO ALLOW REPLACEMENT.

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