What was found
AT CRUISE POWER, LEFT ENGINE DEVELOPED A (SHAKE). ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. FOUND NR 4 CYLINDER LIFTED FROM ITS BASE. THE CYLINDER BARREL FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE NR4 LINK ROD TO FAIL.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2002
- Submitted
- April 5, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9923S
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 25964
- Engine
- Pwa R183090D
- Engine time
- 5,328 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 116731
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.