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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31P · Texarkana, AR · July 30, 1994

Date
July 30, 1994 · 10:40 local
Place
Texarkana, AR
Airport
Texarkana Municipal Webb Fld
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N80HS
Reported as
Piper PA31P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total200 in this make and model10 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.

Narrative: history of flight: flight originated at addison airport, in dallas, TX in route to cobb county, GA. Departed dallas at approximately 1430 on July 30, 1994. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan at an altitude of 15,000 MSL. The commercial rated pilot declared an emergency and landed at Texarkana regional airport at 1541Z, the emergency was caused by the loss of power in the right engine. Damage to aircraft: none test and research: investigation determined the right engine has an internal failure in flight, the certificated pilot executed emergency procedures and landed safely. Further investigation of the right engine revealed that the crankshaft p/n LW158172 had broken between #2 & #3 connecting rod journals. Engine shop will submit an m or d report. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ADDISON AIRPORT, IN DALLAS, TX IN ROUTE TO COBB COUNTY, GA. DEPARTED DALLAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 ON JULY 30, 1994. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT AN ALTITUDE OF 15,000 MSL. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 1541Z, THE EMERGENCY WAS CAUSED BY THE LOSS OF POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: NONE TEST AND RESEARCH: INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE RIGHT ENGINE HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN FLIGHT, THE CERTIFICATED PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED SAFELY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT P/N LW158172 HAD BROKEN BETWEEN #2 & #3 CONNECTING ROD JOURNALS. ENGINE SHOP WILL SUBMIT AN M OR D REPORT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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