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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31 · Manchester, NH · February 21, 1984

Date
February 21, 1984 · 07:00 local
Place
Manchester, NH
Airport
Manchester
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PREA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9196Y
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total2,300 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Right engine cowl halves split open on leveling for cruise. Front attach points came loose. Not fastened properly.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE COWL HALVES SPLIT OPEN ON LEVELING FOR CRUISE. FRONT ATTACH POINTS CAME LOOSE. NOT FASTENED PROPERLY.

Other reports on N9196Y · 2

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