SDR 98ZZZX3935

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Stack · Beech 58

Difficulty date
August 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N500GD
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH197
Part
Exhaust Stack
Part number
9695000257
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON PERFORMING OTHER MAINTENANCE, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE EXHAUST STACK/RISER ASSY UNDER THE CLAMP POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM END OF EXHAUST. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS HEAT, VIBRATION, AND FATIGUE CAUSED ROLE IN PART FAILURE. SUGGEST AREA BE INSPECTED CAREFULLY TO PREVENT RECURRENCE. AIRCRAFT HOUR METER 5,964.0.

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