20080129000559I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Omaha, NE · January 29, 2008

Date: January 29, 2008 · 09:10 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N629BC
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540AE2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N629BCRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2010 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636121 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P

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What happened

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

(-23) N629BC, PA46-350P, inbound to Omaha, NE, declared an emergency due to low fuel pressure indication. The aircraft landed safely. Maintenance stated that they found the P424 wire, on the fuel pressure switch connector, had broken. It appeared the broken wire had shorted out the pressure switch. Maintenance repaired the wire and replaced the pressure switch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N629BC, PA46-350P, INBOUND TO OMAHA, NE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE STATED THAT THEY FOUND THE P424 WIRE, ON THE FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH CONNECTOR, HAD BROKEN. IT APPEARED THE BROKEN WIRE HAD SHORTED OUT THE PRESSURE SWITCH. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRE AND REPLACED THE PRESSURE SWITCH.