What was found
DISCREPANCEY: Precautionary shut down #2 engine due to running rough, #4 and #7 cylinder low compression.CORRECTIVE ACTION: Replaced #4 cylinder.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2001
- Submitted
- August 13, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 36,316 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 514 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- 5075137
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- #2 Engine
- Part time
- 514 hours
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · CB3
- Component part number
- R2800
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.