What was found
(CAN) THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE WASTE GATE AND THE WASTE GATE CONTROLLER BROKE AT THE CONTROLLER END, ON TAKEOFF, CAUSING AN OVERBOOST IN MANIFOLD PREASURE.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31310
- Aircraft time
- 18,449 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Linkage
- Part number
- LW1277B
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Waste Gate
- Part time
- 712 hours
- 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.