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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Huslia, AK · December 16, 1997

Date: December 16, 1997 · 11:00 local
Place: Huslia, AK
Airport: Huslia Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FWRA
Aircraft: N27341
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,200 total3,000 in this make and model500 in the last 90 days

N27341Registration cancelled Apr 27, 2005 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7752162 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine 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: following take off from Huslia, AK at approx. 9000 ft. the right engine started running rough and vibrating, this was followed very shortly by a loud "bang" and power loss. The engine was shutdown, smoke and oil were evident but no fire. The aircraft was returned to Huslia and landed with no further problems. There was no injury to the pilot or his one passenger. There was no structural damage to the aircraft. The engine was found to have an internal failure, is being replaced.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FOLLOWING TAKE OFF FROM HUSLIA, AK AT APPROX. 9000 FT. THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND VIBRATING, THIS WAS FOLLOWED VERY SHORTLY BY A LOUD "BANG" AND POWER LOSS. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, SMOKE AND OIL WERE EVIDENT BUT NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO HUSLIA AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR HIS ONE PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN INTERNAL FAILURE, IS BEING REPLACED.