Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
July 15, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Aircraft time
41,689 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800*
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Cylinder
Part number
356996
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ENROUTE TO A FIRE THE FLIGHT CREW HAERD A LOUD BANG FROM NR 4 ENGINE. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROP. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YZH. MAINTENANCE CREW DISCOVERED A CRACKED EAR ON THE NR 13 CYLINDER. THE CYLINDER WAS REPPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE ASSY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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