What was found
AT CRUISE POWER, LEFT ENGINE DEVELOPED A SLIGHT VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM DEPART TO ARRIVAL, DIVERTED. FOUND NR 14 CYLINDER, LEFT ENGINE CRACKED AT EXHAUST PORT.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2001
- Submitted
- November 30, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9923S
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 25964
- Engine
- Pwa R183090D
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 116731
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 649 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.