What was found
NR 3 ENGINE, LOW BMEP, LOW CHT, AND BACKFIRING DURING LEANING, SUSPECT NR 2 CLYLINDER. MI AT 1605Z. REPLACED NR 2 CYLINDER, NR 3 ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 2000
- Submitted
- June 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 31,484 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800*
- Engine time
- 1,716 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- A460VJCK
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · R2800CB3
- Component part number
- R2800CB3
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.