What was found
WHILE EN ROUTE, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. ENGINE WAS SECURED. FOUND NR 11 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED. REPLACED NR 11 CYLINDER WITH A YELLOW TAGGED UNIT. ENGINE OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5831B
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 42100882
- Engine
- Pwa R183092
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 11
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.