What was found
ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD BROKEN IN TWO. THIS CAUSED EXHAUST VALVE IN NR 6 CYLINDER NOT TO OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9923S
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 25964
- Engine
- Pwa R183090D
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Pushrod
- Part number
- 48183
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 6 Cyl Exhaust
- Component
- 114649
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.