What was found
DISCREPANCY: NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO NR 16 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. CA: REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE, NR 16 CYLINDER FRONT AND REAR SPARK PLUGS. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2003
- Submitted
- December 31, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 35,202 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 2,045 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7421 · Spark Plug/Igniter
- Part
- Spark Plug
- Condition
- Fouled
- Location
- Nr 16 Cylinder
- Part time
- 203 hours
- Component
- Cylinder · Pwa
- Component part number
- 356993
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.