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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Giddings, TX · April 22, 2000

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Date
April 22, 2000 · 12:15 local
Place
Giddings, TX
Airport
Giddings-Lee County Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8383C
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,607 total1,400 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N8383CRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4412 · Built 1970Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine 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.

(-23)While in cruise flight pilot noticed there was a fire in the #1 engine. Pilot shut down engine and secured fuel, fire went out. Landed at Giddings, Texas (62H). Talked to the mechanic, privacy data omitted, and he advised the oil line to the turbo charger had failed (no apparent chafing) and leaked oil on the turbo charger. There is no damage to the aircraft, only soot in the engine compartment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE #1 ENGINE. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND SECURED FUEL, FIRE WENT OUT. LANDED AT GIDDINGS, TEXAS (62H). TALKED TO THE MECHANIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, AND HE ADVISED THE OIL LINE TO THE TURBO CHARGER HAD FAILED (NO APPARENT CHAFING) AND LEAKED OIL ON THE TURBO CHARGER. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, ONLY SOOT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Other reports on N8383C · 1

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