What was found
NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO NR 12 CYLINDER LOW COMPRESSION. INSPECTED CYLINDER AND FOUND VALVE MISSING. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2004
- Submitted
- May 14, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N99330
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 43576
- Aircraft time
- 30,119 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,097 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 1,097 hours
- Component
- Cylinder · Pwa
- Component part number
- 356993
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.