What was found
NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO NR 9 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. INSPECTION OF NR 9 CYLINDER SHOWED CRACKED CYLINDER AND PLUGS OIL FOULED. PROP WOULD NOT TURN AND SCAVENGE SCREENS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF METAL. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2004
- Submitted
- November 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N99330
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 43576
- Aircraft time
- 30,682 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 961 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 9
- Part time
- 961 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.