What happened
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Narrative: March 26, 1996, DC-3, N9382, departed mci for yip. Forty miles from mci #1 engine running rough. The plot stated that he was turning back for mci. The pilot stated later that the engine cowling was vibrating and shaking severely. He said that the engine would smooth out when he pulled the engine back to approx. 2300 RPM and approx. 24 inches of manifold pressure. Radio communication was lost between the aircraft and the mci ATCT at the mkc VOR. While inbound for mci, ifl 382 squawked code 7600 at the mkc VOR. Ifl 382'S radio communications were scratchy at best when received by ATC. Their transmissions were acceptable until the engine began running rough. Following an uneventful landing, the aircraft was towed to the general aviation ramp. Maintenance personnel from ifl inspected the #1 engine and changed out the #3 cylinder which was cracked. The electrical system was also checked and the #1 generator was changed. The aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MARCH 26, 1996, DC-3, N9382, DEPARTED MCI FOR YIP. FORTY MILES FROM MCI #1 ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. THE PLOT STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING BACK FOR MCI. THE PILOT STATED LATER THAT THE ENGINE COWLING WAS VIBRATING AND SHAKING SEVERELY. HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SMOOTH OUT WHEN HE PULLED THE ENGINE BACK TO APPROX. 2300 RPM AND APPROX. 24 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS LOST BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE MCI ATCT AT THE MKC VOR. WHILE INBOUND FOR MCI, IFL 382 SQUAWKED CODE 7600 AT THE MKC VOR. IFL 382'S RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE SCRATCHY AT BEST WHEN RECEIVED BY ATC. THEIR TRANSMISSIONS WERE ACCEPTABLE UNTIL THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GENERAL AVIATION RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM IFL INSPECTED THE #1 ENGINE AND CHANGED OUT THE #3 CYLINDER WHICH WAS CRACKED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS ALSO CHECKED AND THE #1 GENERATOR WAS CHANGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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