What was found
NR 3 ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN FOR A NR 2 CYLINDER SHORTED SECONDARY. REPLACED NR 2 CYLINDER.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2002
- Submitted
- December 6, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7780B
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 45372
- Aircraft time
- 21,875 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R2800*
- Engine time
- 1,109 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 356993
- Part serial
- 672934
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Part time
- 1,109 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.