# Incident 19870619041859I: Piper PA31T1, Roswell, NM, June 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619041859I

## Narrative

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

TORQUE METER NEEDLE FLUCTUATION WITH HOT PARTS EMITTING FROM EXHAUST PIPE OF ENGINE EN ROUTE.TURBINE BEARING FAILED

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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