What was found
NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE SMOKE AND RUNNING ROUGH. REPLACED NR 17 CYLINDER DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 13, 2004
- Submitted
- September 14, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 39,813 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 171 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356994
- Part serial
- 38603X9
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 17
- Part time
- 171 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.