What was found
NR 4 ENGINE BACKFIRING ON FINAL AND UPON LANDING. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE, NR 15 & 16 Y-PIPE DUE TO BEING RUPTURED. CHECKED GOOD ON RUN.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2004
- Submitted
- February 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2907F
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533265
- Aircraft time
- 35,515 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,546 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Intake Pipe
- Part number
- 247779
- Condition
- Ruptured
- Location
- Nr 4 Engine
- Part time
- 1,546 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.