19950110001649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E90 · Middletown, PA · January 10, 1995

Date: January 10, 1995 · 18:28 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N232CL
Reported as: Beech E90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,590 total1,605 in this make and model128 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: the aircraft departed Harrisburg, PA on an instrument flight to (2G6) port meadville airport. Upon reaching 7000' approximately 15NM nw of Harrisburg, the pilot in command noticed sparks and smoke coming from the #1 engine air inlet. A precautionary shutdown was made to the #1 engine and ATC was contacted for a return to MDT. A noneventfull emergency landing was made at MDT. Subsequent inspection by maintenance personnel revealed that the #1 engine inlet boot had shorted/overheated resulting in failure of the boot and minor local damage to underlying area on lower front cowling. Maintenance personnel at MDT repaired the damage and returned the aircraft to service. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HARRISBURG, PA ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TO (2G6) PORT MEADVILLE AIRPORT. UPON REACHING 7000' APPROXIMATELY 15NM NW OF HARRISBURG, THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOTICED SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE #1 ENGINE AIR INLET. A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN WAS MADE TO THE #1 ENGINE AND ATC WAS CONTACTED FOR A RETURN TO MDT. A NONEVENTFULL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AT MDT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE #1 ENGINE INLET BOOT HAD SHORTED/OVERHEATED RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE BOOT AND MINOR LOCAL DAMAGE TO UNDERLYING AREA ON LOWER FRONT COWLING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT MDT REPAIRED THE DAMAGE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.