What was found
FEATHERED NR 2 ENGINE AT 1652Z AFTER IT BACKFIRED AND QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. REPLACED NR 18 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2000
- Submitted
- June 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 1,352 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800*
- Engine time
- 1,352 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- 33349X18
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · R2800CB3
- Component part number
- R2800CB3
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.