- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2002
- Submitted
- October 17, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N99330
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 43576
- Aircraft time
- 28,040 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 759 hours
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356994
- Part serial
- A682WOJK
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- #3 Engine
- Part time
- 759 hours
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · R2800CB3
- Component part number
- R2800CB3
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
DISCREPANCIES: #3 ENGINE BACKFIRE, LOW BMEP @ 0010Z.CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED #3 ENGINE, #5 CYLINDER.
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