What was found
NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO ERRATIC BMEP, ROUGH RUNNING, AND RAPID LOSS OF CHT. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE CARBURETOR.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2001
- Submitted
- December 6, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 36,597 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800*
- Engine time
- 796 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Carburetor
- Part number
- PR58E5
- Part serial
- 786278
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 796 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.