What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE, CHECKING EXHAUST FOR POSSIBLE LEAKS, FOUND RIGHT HAND EXHAUST TEE ABOVE RIGHT TURBOCHARGER CRACKED HALF WAY AROUND, THE CRACK IS NOT VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE AND WAS FOUND BY PRESSURIZING EXHAUST AND SOAP AND WATER.
- Difficulty date
- April 2, 2003
- Submitted
- April 16, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6920K
- Make and model
- Piper PA46310P
- Aircraft serial
- 468508083
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520BE
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Gate
- Part number
- 646463184
- Part serial
- 14H110003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 61 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.