What was found
SHUTDOWN THE NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY CYLINDER NR 11 AND DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY CYLINDER NR 15. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 11 AND NR 15 CYLINDERS.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2002
- Submitted
- August 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N99330
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 43576
- Aircraft time
- 27,984 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800*
- Engine time
- 703 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356996
- Part serial
- RU733
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Part time
- 703 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.