20131005024349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Bedford, MA · October 5, 2013

Date
October 5, 2013 · 17:16 local
Place
Bedford, MA
Airport
Bedford
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21NC
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other 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.

Left engine exhaust disconnected from turbocharger outlet and also disconnecting from the wastegate slipjoint after take off on climb out, 5000 ft causing loss of power. Damage occurred to the wastegate control, attaching parts and cowling also were damaged due to undirected exhaust gases.

The attaching v-band clamp (outlet exhaust pipe from the turbocharger) was found still safetied and attached to the exhaust pipe flange. The "t" bolt nut was not self locking type but was provided a safety wire hole. The nut was not safetied. The aircraft had accumulated 4.9 hours (at the time of failure) since annual inspection where the left exhaust assy aft of the turbocharger was removed, repaired and reinstalled. Eir opened on A&P mechanic

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST DISCONNECTED FROM TURBOCHARGER OUTLET AND ALSO DISCONNECTING FROM THE WASTEGATE SLIPJOINT AFTER TAKE OFF ON CLIMB OUT, 5000 FT CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE WASTEGATE CONTROL, ATTACHING PARTS AND COWLING ALSO WERE DAMAGED DUE TO UNDIRECTED EXHAUST GASES.

THE ATTACHING V-BAND CLAMP (OUTLET EXHAUST PIPE FROM THE TURBOCHARGER) WAS FOUND STILL SAFETIED AND ATTACHED TO THE EXHAUST PIPE FLANGE. THE "T" BOLT NUT WAS NOT SELF LOCKING TYPE BUT WAS PROVIDED A SAFETY WIRE HOLE. THE NUT WAS NOT SAFETIED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 4.9 HOURS (AT THE TIME OF FAILURE) SINCE ANNUAL INSPECTION WHERE THE LEFT EXHAUST ASSY AFT OF THE TURBOCHARGER WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED. EIR OPENED ON A&P MECHANIC