What was found
NR 4 ENGINE LOSS OF BMEP AND LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO HIGH METAL CONTENT FOUND IN FRONT ACCESSORY SECTION.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2002
- Submitted
- November 6, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 33,934 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,720 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Case
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Nr 4 Engine
- Part time
- 1,720 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, R
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.