19981202045359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · December 2, 1998

Date: December 2, 1998 · 18:30 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N805BC
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N805BCRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2003 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 278054054 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 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.

(-5)The pilot, caroline kooi, stated that after landing at fll, the right engine began to loose power and caught on fire. Inspection found that the rubber portion of flow divider return line, aft of cylinder baffle, proximate to turbo charger, due to deteriaton, started leaking fuel on hot exhaust, causing the engine fire. The fire was extinguished and the pilot exited the aircraft without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)THE PILOT, CAROLINE KOOI, STATED THAT AFTER LANDING AT FLL, THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE RUBBER PORTION OF FLOW DIVIDER RETURN LINE, AFT OF CYLINDER BAFFLE, PROXIMATE TO TURBO CHARGER, DUE TO DETERIATON, STARTED LEAKING FUEL ON HOT EXHAUST, CAUSING THE ENGINE FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.