Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
May 7, 2002
Submitted
May 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2907F
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
533265
Aircraft time
33,446 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800*
Engine time
1,868 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
356994
Part serial
RO1686
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
1,868 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
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 THE NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO OIL LOSS. REPLACED AND RESEALED NR 1 EXHAUST PUSH ROD HOUSING. RESEALED AND RETORQUED NR 1 EXHAUST SIDE BAFFLE STUD. REPLACED ROCKER ARM THRUST WASHER. BORESCOPED NR 1 COMPRESSION CHAMBER OF HEAD FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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