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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601P · Lancaster, PA · August 13, 2000

Date: August 13, 2000 · 16:36 local
Place: Lancaster, PA
Airport: Lancaster
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9807Q
Reported as: Piper PA60601P
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,800 total5,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) A/c departed danbury (dxr), Connecticut earlier in the day for an IFR flight to york (thv), Pennsylvania. About 10 west of reading (rdg), Pennsylvania airport, the pilot-in-command (PIC) noted that the right engine cylinder head temperature gauge was rising above the red line. The PIC then retarted the power in an attempt to control the temperature. This attempt did not work. The PIC shut down the engine, per manufacturers procedures,and landed at Lancaster (lns) airport, Pennsylvania. The landing was normal and without incident. During a maintenance check, it was noted that the EGT provbe was defective. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C DEPARTED DANBURY (DXR), CONNECTICUT EARLIER IN THE DAY FOR AN IFR FLIGHT TO YORK (THV), PENNSYLVANIA. ABOUT 10 WEST OF READING (RDG), PENNSYLVANIA AIRPORT, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RISING ABOVE THE RED LINE. THE PIC THEN RETARTED THE POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE. THIS ATTEMPT DID NOT WORK. THE PIC SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, PER MANUFACTURERS PROCEDURES,AND LANDED AT LANCASTER (LNS) AIRPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING A MAINTENANCE CHECK, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EGT PROVBE WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.