SDR FFSA95001

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7164D
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052013
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Part
Clamp
Part number
557369
Condition
Missing
Location
Turbo V-Band
Part time
1,547 hours
Component
Garrtt · LW1246375
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FEET, PILOT HEARD A MUFFLED SOUND FROM RIGHT ENGINE AND NOTICED FLAMES BURNING THROUGH THE TOP OF ENGINE COWLING. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE. V-BAND CLAMP FROM TURBOCHARGER MALFUNCTIONED AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD BECAME DETACHED FROM TURBOCHARGER. (CLAMP MISSING.) (X)

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