Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
April 3, 2007
Submitted
April 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N99330
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Aircraft serial
43576
Aircraft time
32,521 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
1,838 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
404482
Part serial
A328SMCO
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 9
Part time
1,838 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, F, D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE FIRE ON TAXI. ENGINE SHUT DOWN LT BANK CO2 BOTTLES DISCHARGED. CREW ALSO DISCHARGED MAIN CABIN ABC, COCKPIT AND CABIN HALON BOTTLES TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. NR 2 ENGINE REPLACED AND SENT TO SHOP FOR INSPECTION: FIRE RESULTED FROM THE NR 9 CYLINDER CRACKED HEAD. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED MINOR DAMAGE TO INTAKE SCOOP.

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