Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Mooney M20

Difficulty date
January 1, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M20
Engine
Cont TSIO550G
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
654327
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACFT MADE EMERGENCY/UNSCHEDULED DESCENT FOLLOWING LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND LOSS OF CABIN HEAT. THE RT TRANSITION FAILED AND SEPARATED AT THE TURBOCHARGER FLANGE. THE ENTIRE PART IS REGARDED AS FAILED. HAD THE PILOT NOT MADE THE DESCENT, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TURBOCHARGER COULD HAVE OVERLOADED ITS SECONDARY SUPPORTING BRACKET AND FALLEN OFF. NTSB REPORTS LAX88FA060 AND DEN90FA027 INDICATE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SOME TIME.

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