What was found
DISCREPANCY: #1 engine precationary shut down for excessive vibration.CORRECTIVE ACTION: Replaced #1 engine #2 cylinder. (Cracked head).
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2003
- Submitted
- January 20, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2907F
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 44636
- Aircraft time
- 34,235 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,700 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- 37311
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 2
- Part time
- 1,700 hours
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · CB3
- Component part number
- R2800
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, E
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.