What was found
NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO RUNNING ROUGH AND WILL NOT TAKE A LEAN. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE NR 1 CYLINDER WITH CRACKED HEAD. REPLACED NR 1 CYLINDER IAW DC-6MM SECTION V, PG 16 & 16A. OP CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 2005
- Submitted
- November 23, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 37,259 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,096 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356994
- Part serial
- 198395
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 1,096 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.