20020318003739I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · Spokane, WA · March 18, 2002

Date
March 18, 2002
Place
Spokane, WA
Airport
Spokane International
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N777KT
Reported as
Piper PA31350

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N777KT was on a routine flight bfi to geg on a cargo run the evening of 03/18/2002. The pilot noticed the right engine oil temp climb into the red arc and the oil pressure later began to drop. He pulled back the right engine power. The oil temp stayed in the red but the oil pressure stayed above the red arc minimum so the pilot made the decision to not feather the engine. The pilot landed the aircraft without incident, and noticed large amounts of black/blue smoke from the right exhaust/engine while taxiing to the ramp. Investigation by maintenance revealed the turbocharger oil seal failed, pumping most of the engine oil into the exhaust pipe. No aircraft damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N777KT WAS ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT BFI TO GEG ON A CARGO RUN THE EVENING OF 03/18/2002. THE PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMP CLIMB INTO THE RED ARC AND THE OIL PRESSURE LATER BEGAN TO DROP. HE PULLED BACK THE RIGHT ENGINE POWER. THE OIL TEMP STAYED IN THE RED BUT THE OIL PRESSURE STAYED ABOVE THE RED ARC MINIMUM SO THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO NOT FEATHER THE ENGINE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLACK/BLUE SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT EXHAUST/ENGINE WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP. INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THE TURBOCHARGER OIL SEAL FAILED, PUMPING MOST OF THE ENGINE OIL INTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.