What was found
(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, FOUND ENGINE EXHAUST TO TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE VALVE V-BAND COUPLING, CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R301T
- Aircraft time
- 710 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540AH1A
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Coupling
- Part number
- LW121253
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wastegate
- Part time
- 726 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.