What was found
NR 4 ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN, ENGINE WOULDN'T TAKE A LEAN, BACKFIRED AND RUNNING ROUGH. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 CYLINDER ON THE NR 4 ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2002
- Submitted
- June 24, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 37,163 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800*
- Engine time
- 755 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356994
- Part serial
- 532909
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Part time
- 755 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.