# Incident 19841207070929I: Piper PA31350, Boston, MA, December 7, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1984, 18:03 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4095L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4095L-2024-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,000 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/19841207070929I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE WHILE TAXIING. MECHANIC SUSPECTS TURBOCHARGER OIL SEAL STUCK OPEN MOMENTARILY.

## Other reports on N4095L (1)

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

- [Incident 19940708031249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940708031249I), Jul 8, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N4095L), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Landed gear up.

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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