Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC3C

Difficulty date
June 16, 2024
Submitted
July 15, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N345VJ
Make and model
Doug DC3C
Aircraft serial
34378
Aircraft time
18,133 hours, 17,781 cycles
Engine
Pwa R183094
Engine time
1,157 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
84088
Part serial
VM898
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

DURING INSPECTION/TROUBLESHOOTING OF ENGINE FOR ROUGH OPERATION/BACKFIRING, FOUND EXHAUST ROCKER LOBE OF THE #9 CYLINDER CRACKED THRU EXHAUST PORT AND AROUND EXHAUST VALVE SEAT. TOTAL TIME OF CYLINDER IS UNKNOWN. ENGINE IS 1157 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. CYLINDER HAD APPROXIMATELY 300 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL.

More about the Doug DC3C