Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
May 7, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft time
806 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
2654008205
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
837 hours
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) SECONDARY EXHAUST DUCT CRACKED ALONG THE SEAM ON THE OUTER SIDE FROM ABOUT .2500 THE LENGTH DOWN TO .7500 THE LENGTH, CAUSING SEVERAL SMALLER CRACKS TO FORM ALONG INITIAL CRACK 90 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL BOTH ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SIDES. OTHER OPERATORS REPORTED THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE SOME CRACKING. (TC NR 20070516002)

More about the Cessna 208