What was found
NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO BACK FIRING WHEN LEAN AND RUNNING ROUGH. NR 16 CYLINDER SHOWS LOW COMPRESSION. REPLACED NR 16 CYLINDER. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2004
- Submitted
- October 25, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 39,958 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,514 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- A774XCWX
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 16
- Part time
- 1,514 hours
- Component part number
- R2800
- 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.