What happened
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(-23) While on a charter flight from iliamna to Homer, Alaska, pilot experiened sudden power loss from the right engine. Approx 12 mi. West of Homer, AK, the manifold pressure dropped giving an 8-10" differential between the two engines. After performing operational checks, the right engine performance appeared to be improving. The power differential was slight and the engne guages normal. Ten miles from Homer, the pilot was urgently informed by a passenger that the right engine was aflame. This was confirmed by the pilot and he observed blue flame and incredible amounts of fluid streaming from the right engine cowling. The pilot secured the right engine in an effort to both extinguish the fire and decrease drag in preparation for a single engine landing. The fire appeared to be extinguished. The pilot informed Homer fss of the problem and landed without further damage. Upon landing the pilot was informed of a secondary fire behind the right engine. The pilot assisted the passengers egress and used the aircraft fire extinguisher to extinguish the blaze in the right engine locker.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON A CHARTER FLIGHT FROM ILIAMNA TO HOMER, ALASKA, PILOT EXPERIENED SUDDEN POWER LOSS FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. APPROX 12 MI. WEST OF HOMER, AK, THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED GIVING AN 8-10" DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE TWO ENGINES. AFTER PERFORMING OPERATIONAL CHECKS, THE RIGHT ENGINE PERFORMANCE APPEARED TO BE IMPROVING. THE POWER DIFFERENTIAL WAS SLIGHT AND THE ENGNE GUAGES NORMAL. TEN MILES FROM HOMER, THE PILOT WAS URGENTLY INFORMED BY A PASSENGER THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS AFLAME. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE PILOT AND HE OBSERVED BLUE FLAME AND INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF FLUID STREAMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE IN AN EFFORT TO BOTH EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND DECREASE DRAG IN PREPARATION FOR A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE EXTINGUISHED. THE PILOT INFORMED HOMER FSS OF THE PROBLEM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON LANDING THE PILOT WAS INFORMED OF A SECONDARY FIRE BEHIND THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT ASSISTED THE PASSENGERS EGRESS AND USED THE AIRCRAFT FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE LOCKER.
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