Service difficulty report · Muffler · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
September 28, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
12,021 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Muffler
Part number
PIM0010
Condition
Blocked
Location
Exhaust
Part time
1,358 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH IN CRUISE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RT ENGINE FORWARD MUFFLER TAILPIPE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY BLOCKED WITH THE INTERNAL PIPE JAMMED INTO IT. A NEW MUFFLER WAS INSTALLED. THE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE MUFFLER HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON SEVERAL SDR`S.

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