What was found
LEFT RADIAL ENGINE BEGAN POPPING AND BANGING. FLIGHT CREW CHECKED ENGINE ANALYZER AND FOUND A DEAD CYLINDER INDICATION. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2016
- Submitted
- March 29, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- NI6R011N
Neptune Aviation Services Inc - Aircraft
- N9855F
- Make and model
- Lkheed P2V5F
- Aircraft serial
- 131445
- Aircraft time
- 13,863 hours, 7,057 cycles
- Engine
- Wright R3350*
- Engine time
- 1,585 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.