What was found
NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION INDICATION ON NR 4 CYLINDER. REPLACED NR 4 CYLINDER DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD PER NAC DC-6MM SECT V PG 16 AND 16A. OP AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2007
- Submitted
- January 15, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6174C
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 44075
- Aircraft time
- 52,738 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Engine time
- 1,994 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- FK1498
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4
- Part time
- 499 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.