Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
October 5, 2012
Submitted
April 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9056R
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Aircraft serial
45498
Aircraft time
40,419 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Eng Airfoil
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

NR 4 ENGINE AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE HEATER EXHAUST OPENING CRACKING. REPAIR OF CRACKING AROUND AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE HEATER EXHAUST DUCT ON NR 4 ENG EO 1279.

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