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What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)During cruise flight at 3500' 10NM northwest Orlando executive airport, exhaust manifold of right engine #2 cylinder failed, causing exhaust flames to melt a large hole in the forward inboard side of the right engine cowling. Exhaust heat also caused the right engine propeller control cable to seize. The flight instructor aboard the aircraft shut down the right engine, but could not feather the propeller due to the seized propeller control cable. Although the aircraft could not maintain altitude with the right propeller windmilling, there was sufficient altitude remaining to allow the aircraft to reach Orlando executive airport. The flight instructor accomplished a safe landing at orl without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3500' 10NM NORTHWEST ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, EXHAUST MANIFOLD OF RIGHT ENGINE #2 CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING EXHAUST FLAMES TO MELT A LARGE HOLE IN THE FORWARD INBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING. EXHAUST HEAT ALSO CAUSED THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER CONTROL CABLE TO SEIZE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE, BUT COULD NOT FEATHER THE PROPELLER DUE TO THE SEIZED PROPELLER CONTROL CABLE. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WITH THE RIGHT PROPELLER WINDMILLING, THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE REMAINING TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO REACH ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ACCOMPLISHED A SAFE LANDING AT ORL WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Other reports on N63887 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.