What was found
PILOTS REPORTED THE RT ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY AND PRODUCING LOUD BACKFIRING, THUMPING SOUNDS. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE TECHS REVEALED THE RT ENGINE NR 3 EXHAUST RISER TUBE AND FLANGE HAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2016
- Submitted
- April 21, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N434PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496064
- Aircraft time
- 9,811 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A1H6
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR2
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Riser
- Part number
- 89366005
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.