# SDR 96ZZZX2145

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 9, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N7230D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7230D), registered now
- Make and model: Beech A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: E2281
- System (JASC): [7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7810)
- Part: Exhaust
- Part number: 3595000539
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Rt Exhaust
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2145

## Discrepancy

TAT:  1,999.5 HRS.  DURING REGULAR ENGINE OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTICED EXHAUST STAINS ON VACUUM PUMP.  UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, FOUND RT EXHAUST STACK CRACKED AND SPLIT.  LENGTH ABOUT 4 INCHES BY .50 INCH WIDE.  SPLIT WAS DIRECTLY BELOW AREA WHERE ALL 3 CYLINDERS DUMP INTO STACK.  STARTED ALONG WELD SEAM.

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