What was found
DISCREPANCY: #4 ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN DUE TO BACK FIRING, ANALYZER READS #4 CYLINDER LOW COMPRESSION BOTH SIDES.CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED #4 ENGINE #4 CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2003
- Submitted
- January 24, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 37,854 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,446 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- L3757
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 4
- Part time
- 525 hours
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · CB3
- Component part number
- R2800
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.