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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Eugene, OR · July 6, 1983

Date: July 6, 1983 · 08:10 local
Place: Eugene, OR
Airport: Mahlon Sweet
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61523
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total1,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N61523Registration cancelled Sep 29, 2017 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7552025 · Built 1974 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.

Banging noise from left engine. Shut down and landed. A prop de-ice boot had separated. Lodged in de-ice shield.

As the FAA filed it

BANGING NOISE FROM LEFT ENGINE. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. A PROP DE-ICE BOOT HAD SEPARATED. LODGED IN DE-ICE SHIELD.