What was found
LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH IN-FLIGHT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND CYLINDER NR 4 HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N59316
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 18986
- Engine
- Pwa R183092
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Head Separated
- Location
- Nr 4
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.