# Incident 20020318003739I: Piper PA31350, Spokane, WA, March 18, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2002
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.6190° N, 117.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPOKANE INTL (GEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6190&lon=-117.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777KT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020318003739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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