What was found
(CAN) NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING IN-FLIGHT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE EXHAUST VALVE OF NR 3 CYLINDER WAS CRACKED. THE NR 3 CYLINDER AND PISTON WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 27, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC3CS1C3G
- Engine
- Pwa R183092
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr Cyl Exh
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.