What was found
DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE TURBO TRANSITION PIPE CRACKED. THE TRANSITION PIPE WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2026
- Submitted
- May 8, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N255CA
- Make and model
- Tecnam P2012
- Aircraft serial
- 005US
- Aircraft time
- 3,960 hours, 3,997 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc TEO540C1A
- Engine time
- 3,885 hours, 3,648 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Pipe
- Part number
- LW12437
- Condition
- Cracked
- Part time
- 1,773 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.