What was found
FLT 40 - SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO BACKFIRING AND RUNNING ROUGH AT 2145Z. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 18 CYLINDER DUE PISTON RING LAND FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N313RS
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 44663
- Engine
- Pwa CB3
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- 327627
- Condition
- Ring Failure
- Location
- Nr 3 Eng Nr 18
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.