What was found
DISCREPANCY: NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION INDICATION ON NR 2 CYLINDER. FOUND NR 2 CYLINDER WITH CRACKED HEAD. REPLACED NR 2 CYLINDER. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2004
- Submitted
- October 7, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 36,117 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 501 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- 37960X10
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4engine
- Part time
- 501 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.