# Incident 19950329011119I: Piper PA31350, Reno, NV, March 29, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1995, 15:20 local time
- 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
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 91 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329011119I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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