What was found
SPOT WELDS ON MUFFLER SEPARATED RELEASING EXHAUST INTO HEAT EXCHANGER.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2015
- Submitted
- April 6, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N515ND
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10784
- Aircraft time
- 4,786 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 4,424 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A170E
- System (JASC)
- 7820 · Engine Noise Suppressor
- Part
- Muffler
- Part number
- A175400125
- Part serial
- 38187
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 135 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.