What was found
SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE IN FLIGHT AT 23:55 (PRECAUTIONARY-DUE TO ROUGHNESS). REPLACED NR 17 CYLINDER DUE TO CRACKED HEAD.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2000
- Submitted
- October 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 35,534 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 836 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356994
- Part serial
- RU576
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Part time
- 721 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.