What was found
NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. SUSPECT NR 1 CYLINDER. INSPECTED ALL CYLINDERS FOR CRACKED HEADS, NONE FOUND. REPLACED NR 1 CYLINDER FRONT & REAR SPARK PLUGS. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 2003
- Submitted
- December 19, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 35,162 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 2,215 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7421 · Spark Plug/Igniter
- Part
- Spark Plug
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Cyllinder
- Part time
- 163 hours
- 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.