What was found
(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, THE RT AND LT FIBERGLASS TURBO INTAKE PLENUMS WERE FOUND CRACKED WITH A TEMPORARY SILICONE REPAIR. BOTH PLENUMS REPAIRED WITH FIBERGLASS.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 2,215 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Plenum
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Turbo Intake
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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