What was found
IN CRUISE POWER, LT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. FOUND NR 7 CYLINDER LINK ROD BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8187E
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 25285
- Engine
- Pwa R183090B
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Link Rod
- Part number
- 20506
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 7 Cylinder
- Part time
- 6,179 hours
- 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.