What was found
FOUND A LARGE CRACK WAS PRESENT IN THE RIGHT TURBO TRANSITION. TECHS PERFORMED AN EXHAUST SYSTEM PRESSURE TEST TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF THE CRACK. REPLACED TRANSITION.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2012
- Submitted
- December 4, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N235MT
- Make and model
- Columb LC41550FG400
- Aircraft serial
- 41754
- Aircraft time
- 530 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO550C
- Engine time
- 530 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Exhaust Duct
- Part number
- 657010
- Part serial
- IHI380010
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 530 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.