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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340 · Salt Lake City, UT · January 17, 2012

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Date: January 17, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5157J
Reported as: Cessna 340
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 474 total13 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N5157JRegistered now · Cessna 340S/N 340-0547 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 340 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.

There was fire damage in the right engine compartment. When the fire started is unknown. The exhaust cracked about 2-3 inches downstream from the turbocharger on the underside of the exhaust. The fire from the turbocharger caused damage to the firewall, various wiring, and the vaccum line was compromised. The cables to the throttle quadrant (mixture, throttle and prop controls) were also compromised and can no longer be moved.

As the FAA filed it

THERE WAS FIRE DAMAGE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE FIRE STARTED IS UNKNOWN. THE EXHAUST CRACKED ABOUT 2-3 INCHES DOWNSTREAM FROM THE TURBOCHARGER ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE EXHAUST. THE FIRE FROM THE TURBOCHARGER CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, VARIOUS WIRING, AND THE VACCUM LINE WAS COMPROMISED. THE CABLES TO THE THROTTLE QUADRANT (MIXTURE, THROTTLE AND PROP CONTROLS) WERE ALSO COMPROMISED AND CAN NO LONGER BE MOVED.