What was found
TROUBLE SHOT A LOW MANIFOLD PRESS PROBLEM, FOUND WASTE GATE BUTTERFLY OVER 80% ERODED AWAY. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE INDUCTION SYS OR TO THE TURBOCHARGER.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2014
- Submitted
- June 13, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N875DE
- Make and model
- Cessna T182T
- Aircraft serial
- T18208659
- Aircraft time
- 630 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540AK1A
- Engine time
- 630 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Wastegate Valve
- Condition
- Eroded
- Location
- Turbocharger
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.