Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
9,816 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
40310008
Condition
Burned
Location
Engine
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, PROP BALANCING, THE AME NOTICED THAT THE UPPER EXHAUST TAIL PIPE ON THE RT ENGINE HAD A LARGE HOLE BURNED THRU. PIPE WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO HAVE ERRODED FROM THE INSIDE AND HAD SEVERAL CRACKS. UPPER AND LOWER TAIL PIPE, PN 40310-008 AND 40310-009 WERE REPLACED WITH O/H ONES ON THE LT AND RT ENGINE.

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