Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug C54GDC

Difficulty date
July 14, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug C54GDC
Aircraft time
30,351 hours
Engine
Pwa R20007M2
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND PROPELLER FEATHERED DUE TO ROUGH RUNNING. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF ALUMINUM IN THE OIL SCREEN. SUSPECT PISTON FAILURE AS THE TEMPS AND PRESSURES WERE STABLE. THE ACFT WAS IN ACTIVE FIRE RETARDANT CONFIGURATION, SO THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AS IS THE QUICKEST ACTION FOR SERVICEABILITY. FURTHER DETERMINATION OF FAILURE WILL BE ASSESSED POST FIRE SEASON.

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