Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC3C

Difficulty date
August 4, 2000
Submitted
August 17, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5831B
Make and model
Doug DC3C
Aircraft serial
421008822
Engine
Pwa R183092
Part
Cylinder
Part number
116733CP
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE, LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT FEATHERED PROPELLER AND SECURED ENGINE. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED. CYLINDER REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. ENGINE GROUND RUN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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