What was found
NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO OVERSPEED AND LOSS OF OIL. FOUND NR 3 ENGINE SEIZED AND OIL OVERBOARD. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2004
- Submitted
- October 5, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 36,107 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 14 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- R2800
- Part serial
- P54311
- Condition
- Overspeed
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 14 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.