What was found
AFTER LEVELING OFF, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND BACKFIRE. SECURED ENGINE AND FEATHERED PROPELLER. MAINTENANCE FOUND CYLINDER NR 1 CRACKED. REPLACED CYLINDER WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN AND CHECKED SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5831B
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- AL42100882
- Engine
- Pwa R183092
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 116733CP
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.