Service difficulty report · Slip Joint · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 2, 2009
Submitted
January 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N80GV
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317552003
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Slip Joint
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust System
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.

What was found

AD DEALING WITH 3 EXHAUST FLANGES CRACKING AND CAUSING FIRE SO WE REMOVED THAT MFG FLANGES AT TRANSITION AND REPLACED WITH OTHER MFG IF ORIGINAL WERE CRACKED. NOW HAVE OTHER MFG FLANGES AND ORIGINAL MFG SLIP JOINTS AND IT WAS NOTED THAT YOU COULD HAVE THE SLIP JOINTS MOVE DURING FLIGHT THAT THERE WAS NO OVERLAP OR LESS THAN .0625 INCH. WHILE LOOKING AT, WAS ABLE TO SLIDE SLIP JOINT EVEN HIGHER TO GET .3750 INCH GAP IN TUBES REPLACED ALL WITH OTHER MFG EXHAUST. NO MIX MATCH OF PARTS. (K)

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