Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug C54EDC

Difficulty date
December 23, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug C54EDC
Aircraft time
26,180 hours
Engine
Pwa R20007M2
Propeller
Hamstd 23E50
Part
Engine
Part number
R20007M2
Part serial
BP701604
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED. OIL SCREEN PULLED, MODERATE AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM FILINGS, ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT FOR OVERHAUL. NOTE: SUSPECT LINK PIN (TC NR 20070102003)

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