What was found
NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON GROUND, NR 8 CYLINDER CRACKED. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE, NR 8 CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2003
- Submitted
- August 13, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 34,767 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 2,389 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 404481
- Part serial
- 197616
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 8
- Part time
- 2,389 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.