Service difficulty report · Collector · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
August 13, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft time
6,072 hours
Engine
Cont IO520D
Part
Collector
Part number
075023847AWL
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust
Part time
42 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUDER THAN NORMAL ENGINE NOISE. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL, SO THE PILOT FLEW TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE RT EXHAUST COLLECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE ELBOW. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE EXHAUST COLLECTOR WITH A NEW COLLECTOR, PN 0750238-47AWL TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT. A GROUND RUN AND FUNCTION CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT, NO DEFECTS. THE EXHAUST COLLECTOR THAT WAS REPLACED HAD A TOTAL TIME OF 42.3 HOURS TSN.

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