Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
November 2, 2004
Submitted
November 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6174C
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Aircraft serial
44075
Aircraft time
51,000 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
1,069 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
356993
Part serial
FV888
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
3 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL AND DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY NR 2 CYLINDER. TEMPORARY INSTALLED NEW NR 2 CYLINDER ON NR 4 ENGINE FOR FERRY FLIGHT.

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