Service difficulty report · Exhaust Pipe · Bnorm BN2B20

Difficulty date
May 3, 2026
Submitted
May 8, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540BN
Make and model
Bnorm BN2B20
Aircraft serial
2207
Aircraft time
13,713 hours, 15,596 cycles
Engine
Lyc IO540K1B5
Engine time
4,488 hours, 4,346 cycles
Part
Exhaust Pipe
Part number
CA53C235CP
Condition
Broken
Location
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.

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT THE PILOT NOTED THAT AN EXHAUST PIPE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE CROSSOVER EXHAUST PIPE AND REPAIRED THE ENGINE COWLING WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.