What was found
(CAN) THE MULTI SEGMENTED CLAMP WAS FOUND TO HAVE FLANGES BROKEN OFF THREE OF THE SEGMENTS. FORTUNATELY, THE REMAINING SEGMENT HELD THE TAILPIPE IN PLACE.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2003
- Submitted
- April 14, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 7,247 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2B
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Clamp
- Part number
- 557584
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Pipe
- Component
- Tail Pipe · Piper
- Component part number
- 4031008
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.