Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
November 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Engine
Pwa CB3
Part
Cylinder
Part number
356995
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr2 Eng Nr 2 Cyl
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, THE CREW NOTICED A BMEP FLUCTUATION AND A "COUGHING" NOISE FROM NR 2 ENGINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE BMEP FLUCTUATED A SECOND TIME. ON A POST FLIGHT RUN-UP, THE REFERENCE RPM WAS LOW. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN AND THE PISTON WAS DAMAGED. THE ENGINE IS BEING REPLACED.

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