# SDR 97ZZZX1082

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 26, 1997
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N7239E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7239E), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 18502642
- System (JASC): [7820 · Engine Noise Suppressor](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7820)
- Part: Muffler
- Part number: 075016161
- Condition: Broken
- Location: Baffle Cone
- Part time: 2,900 hours
- 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/97ZZZX1082

## Discrepancy

MUFFLER REMOVED TO FACILITATE OTHER MAINTENANCE.  UPON REMOVAL, A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A BAFFLE CONE WAS BROKEN AND A LARGE PORTION OF THE BAFFLE WAS MISSING.  SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED 100-HOUR INSPECTION INCLUDE THE USE OF A STRONG FLASHLIGHT AND A MIRROR BE USED IN THE LARGE EXHAUST STACK TO EXAMINE BAFFLE INTEGRITY.

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