What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE RIGHT ENGINE NR 2 EXHAUST STACK WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FLANGE AT CYLINDER HEAD. CRACK FOLLOWED WELD AND WAS APPROX 180° AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF STACK.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2017
- Submitted
- September 19, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N286PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496109
- Aircraft time
- 9,326 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LO360A1H6
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Stack
- Part number
- 89366003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.