What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE AT CRUISE POWER. PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE DIVERTED AND LANDED AT YNG. FOUND NR 13 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM CYLINDER BARREL.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N907Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 12300
- Engine
- Pwa R183092
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 114651
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Nr 13 Cylinder
- Part time
- 12,411 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.