# Incident 19820203001689I: Piper PA31350, Philadelphia, PA, February 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1982, 18:20 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: North
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: APAA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66920, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66920-1994-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203001689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLIGHT DIVERTED WHEN TURBOCHARGER LW12463 FAILED AND CONNECTING EXHAUST PIPE SPLIT AT THE "Y".

## Other reports on N66920 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790704018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704018449I), Jul 4, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N66920), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Right main couldnot be extended. Gear up lock would not release

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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