Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 8, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
6,027 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
LW10163
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Collector
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) DURING 100 HR INSP, FOUND CYLINDER NR 4 EXHAUST RISER BULGED AT COLLECTOR, BULGE IS CONSISTENT WITH DIRECTION OF CYLINDER NR 4 EXHAUST FLOW. UPON REMOVAL, NOTICED THE EXHAUST TO BE QUITE THIN AND APPEARED TO HAVE LOST MATERIAL. A GENTLE TAP WITH A SOFT FACED HAMMER EASILY COLLAPSED THE PIPE. ENGINE HAS INDIVIDUAL CHT, AND EGT PROBES SO AN OVER TEMP WOULD BE UNLIKELY. ENGINE CYLINDER NR 4 IS STILL SERVICEABLE, NO OTHER ISSUES FOUND.

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