Service difficulty report · Muffler · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
9,239 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Muffler
Part number
PIM0010
Condition
Blocked
Location
Engine Exhaust
Part time
880 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 AN INSPECTION OF THE LT ENGINE FOR ROUGHNESS, A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT ON THE RT ENGINE. WHEN THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS FOUND TO BE BLOCKED. THE MUFFLER WAS REMOVED FOR THE AFT NR 3 AND NR 4 CYLINDERS ON THE RT ENGINE. THE INTERNAL PIPE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN FROM THE END PIECES. ABOUT 4" OF IT WAS LODGED IN THE TAILPIPE. A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE INTERNAL PIPE APPEARS TO BE MISSING FROM THE MUFFLER ALSO.

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