What was found
NR 6 CRACKED CYLINDER AND TRIANGLER PIECE CAME OUT, MELTED OIL CROSSOVER TUBE CAUSING SMALL OIL FIRE. FIRE WARNING ZONE 1 WENT ON, SHUT ENGINE DOWN, FIRE WENT OUT.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2004
- Submitted
- December 8, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N51802
- Make and model
- Doug C54G
- Aircraft serial
- 35930
- Engine
- Pwa R2000*
- Propeller
- Hamstd 23E50
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 6
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.