What was found
NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO BACKFIRING. FOUND NR 2 CYLINDER WITH CRACKED HEAD. REPLACED CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IAW NAC DC-6MM SEC V PG 16-16A.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2006
- Submitted
- July 31, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779TA
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45529
- Aircraft time
- 40,277 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 2,484 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- A460VJBY
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Part time
- 1,417 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.