What was found
MUFFLER CRACKED INTERNALLY ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER HEATING SHROUD, THEREBY ALLOWING FUMES INTO CABIN.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2016
- Submitted
- March 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N546ND
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S11045
- Aircraft time
- 5,055 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 1,989 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7820 · Engine Noise Suppressor
- Part
- Muffler
- Part number
- A175400125
- Part serial
- 40069
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Exhaust
- Part time
- 720 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.