What was found
NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO BACK FIRING, NR 13 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. ADJUSTED VALVES AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT & REAR PLUGS ON NR 13 CYLINDER DUE TO CRACKED CERAMICS. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2004
- Submitted
- January 19, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 38,945 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 501 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7421 · Spark Plug/Igniter
- Part
- Spark Plug
- Part number
- RHB32E
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Eng Cylinder
- Part time
- 263 hours
- Component
- Cylinder · Pwa
- Component part number
- 356994
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.