Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
August 25, 2005
Submitted
August 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2907F
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
533265
Aircraft time
37,099 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
1,430 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
356993
Part serial
244018
Condition
Galled
Location
Nr 2
Part time
732 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 4 ENGINE FEATHERED DUE TO NR 2 CYLINDER DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY. INSPECTED NR 2 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG AND FOUND TO BE PEENED. REPLACED NR 2 CYLINDER. OP CHECK GOOD.

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