SDR 98ZZZX4767

Service difficulty report · Muffler · Cessna 182S

Difficulty date
October 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9512L
Make and model
Cessna 182S
Aircraft serial
18280237
Part
Muffler
Part number
12540178PTT
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust
Part time
91 hours
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

PERFORMED MUFFLER INSPECTION PER AD 98-13-10. NO CRACKS FOUND. PERFORMED PRESSURE TEST PER CESSNA SB 98-78-02 AND FOUND 1 INCH CRACK ALONG EDGE OF WELD ATTACHING FLANGE TO FORWARD END PLATES. CRACK CANNOT BE VISUALLY SEEN UNLESS MUFFLER IS REMOVED AND HELD IN BRIGHT LIGHT. AD DOESN'T REQUIRE PRESSURE TEST, BUT SB DOES. AD HAD BEEN C/W 14.7 HRS PREVIOUSLY AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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