What was found
PILOT REPORT A LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE. ACFT RETURNED AND A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT. THE LT AFT EXHAUST RISER WAS FOUND SHEARED IN HALF. RT AFT RISER WAS FOUND WARPED. THE ENGINE HAS HAD PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF HIGH CHT.
- Difficulty date
- June 20, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20A1
- Aircraft time
- 9,670 hours
- Engine
- Rotax ROTAX912F3
- Propeller
- Hofman HOV352F
- System (JASC)
- 7800 · Engine Exhaust System
- Part
- Riser
- Part number
- 2078000103
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Lt Exhaust
- Part time
- 121 hours
- 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.