# Incident 19860529030349I: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Aurora, IL, May 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1986, 00:45 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GPIA
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503AA-2006-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3312
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860529030349I

## Narrative

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

POWER LEVER SPLIT DURING CLIMB. DURING DESCENT, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND A DIVERSION MADE. FAULTY FUEL CONTROLLER.

## Other reports on N503AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19870516033879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516033879I), May 16, 1987: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N503AA), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. Loud pop heard with gear extension. Unsafe gear indication. Nose gear partially extended. Found a broken bracket.

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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