What was found
NR 4 ENGINE FEATHERED DUE TO BACKFIRING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 18 CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2002
- Submitted
- August 28, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 37,379 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800*
- Engine time
- 971 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- A219PWWO
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4 Engine
- Part time
- 971 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E, D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.