What was found
AT CRUISE POWER SETTING, LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO VIN. FOUND METAL IN SCREEN AND REAR VALVES NOT MOVING. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED REAR MAIN BEARING FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N907Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 12300
- Engine
- Pwa R183090D
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Left Engine
- Part time
- 22,738 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.