Service difficulty report · Flange · Dhav DHC5A

Difficulty date
July 13, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC5A
Part
Flange
Part number
C5P156171
Condition
Failed
Location
Exhaust Sys
Component
Exhaust System
Component part number
C5P1560
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.

What was found

(CAN) FLANGE HEIGHT IS 0.25 INCH INSTEAD OF 0.36 INCH. THIS COULD LEAD TO JET PIPE FAILURE, WHICH IN TURN, COULD LEAD TO DAMAGE IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE WINGS AND SYSTEMS NEARBY. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING NOTIFIED OF THIS NON-CONFORMANCE. NOTE(08AUG06): ONLY MILITARY CUSTOMERS WERE AFFECTED. CAUSE: FLANGE HEIGHT DIMENSION WAS OVERLOOKED BY OPERATOR AND INSPECTOR. SPECIFIED FLANGE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT WILL BE FORMALLY STRESSED TO APPLICABLE OPERATORS AND INSPECTORS (DUE DATE: AUG/06). (TC NR 20060724002)