20091005050519I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper Aerostar 60 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · October 5, 2009

Date: October 5, 2009 · 18:45 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8236J
Reported as: Piper Aerostar 60
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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PIC takes off from miami and enroute to grand cayman island about 20-30 NM south of marathon observe that the right engine did not feel right .to be cautious he requested clearance from ATC and landed at fxe. Maintenance checked the engine and found that one of the fuel injectors was clogged. The injectors were all cleaned and a ops check was performed on the engine satisfactory. A maintenance entry was entered in the engine log for the work performed.

As the FAA filed it

PIC TAKES OFF FROM MIAMI AND ENROUTE TO GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND ABOUT 20-30 NM SOUTH OF MARATHON OBSERVE THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT FEEL RIGHT .TO BE CAUTIOUS HE REQUESTED CLEARANCE FROM ATC AND LANDED AT FXE. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS WAS CLOGGED. THE INJECTORS WERE ALL CLEANED AND A OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE SATISFACTORY. A MAINTENANCE ENTRY WAS ENTERED IN THE ENGINE LOG FOR THE WORK PERFORMED.