What was found
DISCREPANCIES: MECHANICAL INTERUPTION AT 0100Z DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE BACKFIRING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED NR 17 CYCLINDER FOR CRACKED HEAD.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2000
- Submitted
- December 27, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1377K
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 44596
- Aircraft time
- 32,834 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,423 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356994
- Part serial
- A753XANX
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 1,423 hours
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · R2800CB3
- Component part number
- R2800CB3
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.