What was found
TAILPIPE SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED AT WELD FROM ENGINE HEAT AND USE AFTER 445 HOURS OF OPERATION. REMOVED MUFFLER AND INSTALLED NEW MUFFLER ASSEMBLY. RECOMMENDATION IS TO BUILD UP THE WELD AREA BETTER. PART SENT IN FOR WARRANTY.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2002
- Submitted
- October 9, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N862AF
- Make and model
- Grob G120A
- Aircraft serial
- 85002
- Engine
- Lyc AEIO540D4D5
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailpipe Support
- Part time
- 445 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.