What was found
NR 2 ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN, RUNNING ROUGH. REPLACED NR 4 CYLINDER FOR A CRACKED HEAD, OP CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2002
- Submitted
- October 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 37,560 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,759 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4 Cylinder
- Part time
- 513 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.