What was found
(CAN) DURING DESCENT INTO YAM WITH POWER BACK, OIL WAS NOTED ON RT NACELLE AREA. UPON LANDING UNEVENTFULLY, THE NR 1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAUL UNIT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2003
- Submitted
- March 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC3CS1C3G
- Aircraft time
- 19,184 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R183092
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 116733
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Exhaust
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.