What was found
FOUND EXHAUST FLANGE UNDER V-CLAMP CRACKED. FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEM WAS EXHAUST STAINS IN AREA. AFTER THE CLAMP WAS REMOVED THE FLANGE WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 70 PERCENT OF TH4E CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE FLANGE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 2008
- Submitted
- December 29, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8006U
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 752003
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Pipe
- Part number
- LW16697
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 412 hours
- 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.