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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Roanoke, VA · May 19, 1992

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Date
May 19, 1992 · 10:30 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BIEA
Aircraft
N3521S
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,832 total1,126 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days
N3521SRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 2017 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7952107 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine 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.

Oil fluctuations in right engine. Precautionary landing at Roanoke. Found cracks in NR1 cylinder head.

As the FAA filed it

OIL FLUCTUATIONS IN RIGHT ENGINE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ROANOKE. FOUND CRACKS IN NR1 CYLINDER HEAD.