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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Waterford, MI · November 21, 2009

Date
November 21, 2009 · 16:21 local
Place
Waterford, MI
Airport
Oakland County International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23WB
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,865 total950 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

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.

The follow up inspection revealed the b nut on the pressure fuel line from the manifold to the pressure transducer loose. This installation was installed 02-25-1997 under STC SA00068SE. The leaking fuel line is positioned just above the turbocharger (see attached pictures).

As the FAA filed it

THE FOLLOW UP INSPECTION REVEALED THE B NUT ON THE PRESSURE FUEL LINE FROM THE MANIFOLD TO THE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER LOOSE. THIS INSTALLATION WAS INSTALLED 02-25-1997 UNDER STC SA00068SE. THE LEAKING FUEL LINE IS POSITIONED JUST ABOVE THE TURBOCHARGER (SEE ATTACHED PICTURES).