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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Omaha, NE · April 2, 1998

Date: April 2, 1998 · 19:22 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2581U
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N2581URegistration cancelled Mar 17, 2020 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7970455 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated he was enroute from liberal, KS to flying cloud airport, minneapolis, MN at 11,000 feet MSL when the right engine began losing manifold pressure. He descended, shut down the right engine as a precautionary action, and diverted to Omaha, NE. The pilot stated the right engine #5 cylinder rocker arm stud was loose. The stud, helicoil, and rocker box cover gasket were replaced by the pilot. The aircraft continued on its flight the next day.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ENROUTE FROM LIBERAL, KS TO FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, MINNEAPOLIS, MN AT 11,000 FEET MSL WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN LOSING MANIFOLD PRESSURE. HE DESCENDED, SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, AND DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE. THE PILOT STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE #5 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM STUD WAS LOOSE. THE STUD, HELICOIL, AND ROCKER BOX COVER GASKET WERE REPLACED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ITS FLIGHT THE NEXT DAY.