# Incident 20020724016509I: Piper PA31350, Fairbanks, AK, July 24, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2002, 19:57 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4082T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4082T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020724016509I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20131209024279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131209024279I), Dec 9, 2013: Piper PA-31-350 (N4082T), Tanana, AK, Minor damage. Pilot 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…
- [Incident 20040121000609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040121000609I), Jan 21, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N4082T), Fort Yukon, AK. (-23) [privacy data omitted] loss of engine oil pressure and manifold pressure.
- [Incident 19890314034709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314034709I), Mar 14, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N4082T), Ogden, UT. Oil leak and manifold pressure dropped in right engine. Found NR4 cylilnder hold down bolts and piston rod broken.

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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