What was found
DISCREPANCY: #3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO HIGH FUEL FLOW AND LOW BMEP.CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED CARBURETOR AND FUEL FEED VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2003
- Submitted
- March 21, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 44665
- Aircraft time
- 34,312 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,163 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Carburetor
- Part number
- 39138418
- Part serial
- 742535
- Condition
- Power Loss
- Location
- #3
- Part time
- 1,163 hours
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · CB3
- Component part number
- R2800
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.