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FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · Reno, NV · March 29, 1995

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Date
March 29, 1995 · 15:20 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JIKA
Aircraft
N199DS
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total91 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days
N199DSRegistered now · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-7400980 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine 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.

Narrative: Piper PA-31, N199DS, amf 340 departed VFR rnd-ely. Approximately 5 miles northeast of rnd pilot advised he wanted to return due to a minor engine problem. Pilot landed w/o incident. Taxiing into ring jet center, smoke was observed from left engine. Tower had called an alert one. C 1527 fire 3 was terminated. Mechanic determined that one of the turbo shaft bearings and seal were worn out, causing the turbine blades to not rotate and letting oil bypass into the hot exhaust causing the smoke. The turbo was removed and replaced by a serviceable unit. Engine runup normal. Pilot resumed flight. (Work order 2038) precision air.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PIPER PA-31, N199DS, AMF 340 DEPARTED VFR RND-ELY. APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF RND PILOT ADVISED HE WANTED TO RETURN DUE TO A MINOR ENGINE PROBLEM. PILOT LANDED W/O INCIDENT. TAXIING INTO RING JET CENTER, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FROM LEFT ENGINE. TOWER HAD CALLED AN ALERT ONE. C 1527 FIRE 3 WAS TERMINATED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE TURBO SHAFT BEARINGS AND SEAL WERE WORN OUT, CAUSING THE TURBINE BLADES TO NOT ROTATE AND LETTING OIL BYPASS INTO THE HOT EXHAUST CAUSING THE SMOKE. THE TURBO WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY A SERVICEABLE UNIT. ENGINE RUNUP NORMAL. PILOT RESUMED FLIGHT. (WORK ORDER 2038) PRECISION AIR.