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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Honolulu, HI · February 25, 2002

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Date
February 25, 2002 · 14:04 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
Honolulu International Airport
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
C8FA
Aircraft
N500EE
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
N500EERegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2015 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8052131 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) PIC experienced a loss of manifold pressure to the left engine. Observed thick white smoke trailing from the left engine. Oil pressure was fluctuating between 0-10 PSI (normal min. 25 PSI). Secured the left engine and landed without any further events. Finding: the left engine turbocharger sheered the shaft. This caused the loss of oil pressure. Commercial flyer, inc. mechanic has submitted a FAA form 8010-4 malfunction or defect report documenting this malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE TO THE LEFT ENGINE. OBSERVED THICK WHITE SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. OIL PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 0-10 PSI (NORMAL MIN. 25 PSI). SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER EVENTS. FINDING: THE LEFT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER SHEERED THE SHAFT. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. COMMERCIAL FLYER, INC. MECHANIC HAS SUBMITTED A FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT DOCUMENTING THIS MALFUNCTION.