What was found
DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR A FUEL FILTER DISCREPANCY; MAINTENANCE FOUND RT EXHAUST ELBOW BROKEN AT TRANSITION FLANGE AND FUEL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH FAILED AS A RESULT OF EXHAUST LEAK.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2026
- Submitted
- September 17, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989CA
- Make and model
- Tecnam P2012
- Aircraft serial
- 020US
- Aircraft time
- 4,355 hours, 4,093 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc TEO540C1A
- Engine time
- 3,178 hours, 2,897 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Pipe
- Part number
- LW16620
- Condition
- Broken
- 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.