Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
March 3, 2005
Submitted
April 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2907F
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
533265
Aircraft time
36,629 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
1,132 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
R2800CB3
Part serial
P28443
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 3
Part time
1,132 hours
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.

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY ON NR 10 CYLINDER. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE NR 3 ENGINE. NR 3 ENGINE REPLACED.

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