Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
May 5, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
7,694 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Part
Exhaust Duct
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOTS NOTICE ERRATIC ENGINE INDICATIONS. DURING THEIR COCKPIT MANAGEMENT THE STUDENT NOTICE SMOKE FROM THE COWLING. THE PILOTS NOTIFIED TOWER AND EVACUATED THE ACFT AT WHICH TIME THEY SAW FLAMES FROM THE BOTTOM COWLING. THE PORTABLE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. INITIAL INVESTIGATION SHOWS A BROKEN RT AFT EXHAUST PIPE MELTING THE PLASTIC COOLANT BOTTLE AND PLASTIC SHEETING ON CONTROL CABLE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN BURNING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

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