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Incident

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Des Moines, IA · January 12, 2004

Date: January 12, 2004 · 00:42 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Airport: Des Moines International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VOXA
Aircraft: N60FL
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B60
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total3,000 in this make and model267 in the last 90 days

N60FLRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2011 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 1512SA · Built 1981 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 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) Aircraft departed the Des Moines airport, Des Moines, Iowa, enroute to omaha, Nebraska. Upon entering cruise configuration, the left engine torque dropped to zero, then the left engine oil pressure went to zero. The pilot returned to the Des Moines airport and landed without incident. Upon entering the taxiway, an orange glow was noticed around the left engine. Des mines airport fire crews put out the fire. Investigation showed that the left engine had an excessive oil leak and the engine oil tank was empty. Further investigation showed a very loose torque sense oil line on the left engine. Maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE DES MOINES AIRPORT, DES MOINES, IOWA, ENROUTE TO OMAHA, NEBRASKA. UPON ENTERING CRUISE CONFIGURATION, THE LEFT ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED TO ZERO, THEN THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE DES MOINES AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ENTERING THE TAXIWAY, AN ORANGE GLOW WAS NOTICED AROUND THE LEFT ENGINE. DES MINES AIRPORT FIRE CREWS PUT OUT THE FIRE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE HAD AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK AND THE ENGINE OIL TANK WAS EMPTY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED A VERY LOOSE TORQUE SENSE OIL LINE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE.

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