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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK · July 24, 2002

Date: July 24, 2002 · 19:57 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Fairbanks International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: WVBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4082T
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0

N4082TRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152089 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23)privacy data omitted aircraft departed fai and about 15 minutes into cruise flight, left engine lost oil pressure and a small fire was noticed in the engine compartment. Pilot shut engine down and returned to fai landing without incident. Fire caused little or no damage. FAA inspector on scene about 30 minutes after landing and discovered the left engine oil filter converter plate gasket was extending beyond it's base causing oil to leak out. AD 2002-12-7 pertains to this issue.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FAI AND ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND A SMALL FIRE WAS NOTICED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO FAI LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE CAUSED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE. FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER LANDING AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER CONVERTER PLATE GASKET WAS EXTENDING BEYOND IT'S BASE CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT. AD 2002-12-7 PERTAINS TO THIS ISSUE.

Other reports on N4082T · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20131209024279ILanding: Approach · Tanana, AKPilot departed pafa enroute to pata at approximately 1706 ast. He was cleared for the RNAV rwy 7 approach. Honsi transition. Pata weather was 500 ovc and 1 1/2 mile vis. He flew the transition 500 low. He crossed the faf 700 ft. low. At approximately 3 NM…Dec 9, 2013 · Minor damage Incident 20040121000609INormal Cruise · Fort Yukon, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] loss of engine oil pressure and manifold pressure.Jan 21, 2004 Incident 19890314034709IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Ogden, UTOil leak and manifold pressure dropped in right engine. Found NR4 cylilnder hold down bolts and piston rod broken.Mar 14, 1989