Service difficulty report · Brushes · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
November 15, 2003
Submitted
November 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779TA
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
45529
Aircraft time
38,766 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
84 hours
Part
Brushes
Part number
1083154
Condition
Broken
Location
Distributor
Part time
84 hours
Component
Distributor
Component part number
10884501
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO L-2 PRIMARY CIRCUIT OPEN. FOUND BROKEN BRUSHES, REPLACED LT DISTRIBUTOR. CHECKED GOOD.

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