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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Milwaukee, WI · February 25, 1997

Date: February 25, 1997 · 03:23 local
Place: Milwaukee, WI
Airport: General Mitchell Field
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: C8AA
Aircraft: N8156Q
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,510 total250 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N8156QRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-8070136 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 pilot stated that he was at cruise altitude (9,000 MSL) when he experienced a vibration in the #1 engine. The pilot reduced power then leaned and enriched the mixture with no effect. The aircraft was 3 miles and 9,000' MSL from mke. Engine was secured and as a precautionary measure the aircraft was landed with out further incident. The chief mechanic for C8AA, Mr. N.b. umpstead arrived and performed maintenance on the #1 engine. The mechanic replaced a bad spark plug. (Champion rem 40E). The engine was operationally tested and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE (9,000 MSL) WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE #1 ENGINE. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER THEN LEANED AND ENRICHED THE MIXTURE WITH NO EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 3 MILES AND 9,000' MSL FROM MKE. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CHIEF MECHANIC FOR C8AA, MR. N.B. UMPSTEAD ARRIVED AND PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON THE #1 ENGINE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A BAD SPARK PLUG. (CHAMPION REM 40E). THE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONALLY TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.