What was found
IN CRUISE FROM TOL TO CYOO, RIGHT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. DIVERTED TO IAG. FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER EXHAUST ROCKER ASSEMBLY BROKEN. EXHAUST VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2001
- Submitted
- June 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N36AP
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 13439
- Engine
- Pwa R1830*
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Rocker
- Part number
- 116733CP
- Part serial
- 37881X5
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 5 Cylinder
- Part time
- 2,666 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.