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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Grand Rapids, MI · December 1, 1978

Date: December 1, 1978 · 14:20 local
Place: Grand Rapids, MI
Airport: Kent Co International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N74982
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total550 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N74982Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7405134 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Loss of oil pressure preceded engine shutdown at cruise. Found internal leak in wastegate activator.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE PRECEDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT CRUISE. FOUND INTERNAL LEAK IN WASTEGATE ACTIVATOR.

Other reports on N74982 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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