What was found
VIBRATION AND BMEP DROP ON NR 2 ENGINE AFTER REDUCTION TO BMEP. REPLACED NR 17CYLINDER, NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO CRACKED HEAD.
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2000
- Submitted
- March 7, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7780B
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 45372
- Aircraft time
- 20,936 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 2,375 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.