Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
October 30, 2004
Submitted
November 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779TA
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
45529
Aircraft time
39,995 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
2,202 hours
Part
Spark Plug
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 16 Cylinder
Part time
88 hours
Component
Engine · Pwa · CB3
Component part number
R2800
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.

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO NR 10 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. REMOVED AND INSPECTED NR 10 CYLINDER SPARK PLUGS, FOUND NO DEFECTS. SHORTED NR 10 CYLINDER TO VERIFY TIMING. FOUND TO BE OFF 6 PATTERNS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 16 CYLINDER FRONT SPARK PLUG FOR CRACKED CERAMIC AND NR 16 CYLINDER REAR PLUG AND SHORT LEAD. OP CHECKED GOOD.

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