Service difficulty report · Exhaust Tube · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
May 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Exhaust Tube
Part number
BI3002241
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
2,524 hours
Component
Butterfield · STCSA2905NM
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ORIGINAL SNAG WAS CHAFING AT TUBE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO EXHAUST STACK. A WEEK LATER FOLLOWING INSTALLATION OF NEW PART, TUBES WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED INBETWEEN PLEATS OF FLEX TUBE. ON ONE TUBE, MATERIAL WAS MISSING AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EXHAUST WAS LEAKING INTO COWL AREA. NO SIGN OF OVERHEATING. REPLACED TUBES WITH NEW GASKETS. SUBMITTER STATED COMMUTER AIR TRANSPORT REPORTS THIS IS COMMON.