Service difficulty report · Tappet · Doug C118A

Difficulty date
June 13, 2011
Submitted
June 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351CE
Make and model
Doug C118A
Aircraft serial
44599
Aircraft time
35,004 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
6,750 hours
Part
Tappet
Condition
Stuck
Location
Exhaust
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LEAVING REVERSE NR 1 ENGINE BACK-FIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE THEN QUICKLY WENT OUT. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE ASSY DUE TO FAILED NR 8 CYLINDER AND NR 13 CYLINDER EXHAUST TAPPET STUCK OPEN. ENGINE CHANGED IAW EAC DC-6MM 5.16, GROUND RUN CHECKS GOOD.

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