Service difficulty report · Duct · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
March 6, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
14,510 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Duct
Part number
311178001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust Port
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) AT EXHAUST PORT, THE FLANGE THAT PROTRUDES OUT OF THE CASE TO PREVENT EXHAUST GASES FROM EXITING THROUGH THE FLANGE WHERE THE EXHAUST STACK BOLTS ON, WAS CRACKED ABOUT 320 DEGREES AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE. THE OPPOSITE PORT WAS DETERMINED TO BE CRACKED TO A LESSOR AMOUNT. THE EXHAUST FLANGE ON THE EXHAUST DUCT ITSELF WAS SERVICEABLE.