Peter wrote:
I wonder if you could get an inconel exhaust made?
Turn around time 5 days with Dawley Aviation. Clamps inlet had to be done as well. So far, no complains.
No doubt Lucius you know the other names in the welding business e.g. Acorn Welding.
I wonder if you could get an inconel exhaust made? That is what the GT has and it reportedly lasts “for ever”. Mine looks like new at 2000hrs. AFAIK the pre-GT exhaust is the same shape as the GT exhaust and it may even be the same P/N but in any case nobody would spot the difference.
I must have flown like this 650nm over water, and over other hostile territory like the Rockies, since this was discovered only a few hours later. Having it welded at Dawley Aviation, Wisconsin. Patching doable, but it also depends how many more weak spots are found. Complete rebuild is $550. The weak spot though is unusual (according to tech at Dawley). They see more heat blisters and bulges, rather than a hole at this location.