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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK · March 24, 2004

Date
March 24, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WVBA
Aircraft
N59764
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0

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) privacy data omitted aircraft on scheduled flight at cruise altitude. Pilot noticed loss of manifold pressure with concurrent loss of oil pressure. Engine secured and uneventful landing made at departure airport. Investigation revealed the left engine oil cooler had ruptured resulting in loss of engine oil.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT ON SCHEDULED FLIGHT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. PILOT NOTICED LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE WITH CONCURRENT LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SECURED AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT ENGINE OIL COOLER HAD RUPTURED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL.

Other reports on N59764 · 4

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