Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
November 22, 2005
Submitted
November 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N99330
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Aircraft serial
43576
Aircraft time
31,664 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
759 hours
Part
Spark Plug
Part number
URHB32E
Condition
Fouled
Location
Engine
Part time
198 hours
Component
Cylinder · Pwa
Component part number
356994
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 BACKFIRE AND DOUBLE SHORTED SECONDARY ON NR 15 CYLINDER. REMOVED NR 15 CYLINDER FRONT AND REAR SPARK PLUGS. NO VISUAL DEFECTS NOTED. TESTED PLUGS AND FOUND WOULD NOT FIRE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PLUGS. PERFORMED ENGINE OPS CHECK, CHECKED GOOD. REF NAC DC-6MM SEC IV ECO5.1 & ECO1.2.

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