Service difficulty report · Collector · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
November 5, 2008
Submitted
November 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6470H
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700534
Part
Collector
Part number
K12502632
Part serial
182957
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust
Part time
824 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE LANDED ACFT SAFELY AND TAXIED TO MAINT HANGER. MAINT FOUND HOLE AND CRACK IN EXHAUST NEAR HEATER MUFFLER. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT EXHAUST COLLECTOR, RAN UP ENGINE, FOUND OK FOR SERVICE ALL AD`S ON EXHAUST ARE CURRENT, NORMAL EXHAUST FAILURE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AT NEXT 100 HR INSP. ACFT WAS 30 HRS AWAY FROM NEXT 100 HR. (K)

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