Service difficulty report · Exhaust Stack · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
February 9, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
5,380 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
Part
Exhaust Stack
Part number
2078000107
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cylinder Head
Component
Cylinder Head · Bombdr
Component part number
913435
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) THE RT REAR EXHAUST STACK WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROX .5000 WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE AT THE BEND NEAR THE CYLINDER. THIS CRACK WAS IN A SIMILAR LOCATION AS THE ONE THAT LEAD TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE LT REAR EXHAUST STACK.

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