SDR 96ZZZX5049

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC3C

Difficulty date
September 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N59316
Make and model
Doug DC3C
Aircraft serial
18986
Engine
Pwa R183092
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Eng Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND BACKFIRE IN-FLIGHT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 2 CYLINDER CRACKED. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A YELLOW TAGGED UNIT. ENGINE GROUND RAN, CHECKED SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUSPECT FATIGUE AS CAUSE OF CRACK.

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