Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
July 15, 2000
Submitted
July 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N43872
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
533294
Aircraft time
31,609 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
2,449 hours
Part
Engine
Part serial
33325
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 4
Part time
2,449 hours
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.

What was found

FEATHERED NR 4 ENGINE AT 1912Z, LOST BMEP, BACKFIRING, RUNNING ROUGH. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE.

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