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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Raleigh, NC · February 4, 2015

Date: February 4, 2015 · 19:00 local
Place: Raleigh, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N22GE
Reported as: Piper PA-31-325
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,422 total685 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N22GERegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2025 · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7712091 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 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.

On 2/4/2015 at approximately 0010Z hrs aircraft N22GE a PA-31-325 had an engine fire. The pilotprivacy data omitted saw the flames, and initiated the emergency checklist and landed the aircraft at rdu without incident. privacy data omitted Taxied the aircraft to tac air and noticed the left engine cowl and wing were covered in oil. When the cowling was removed he noted that an oil hose was burnt inside the rear of the engine. The mechanic from quantum spatial came inspected the damage, determined it was minimal and repaired it. He removed the prop unfeathering accumulators (woodward p/n 8907-030) and hoses (stratoflex SF111) on both engines, since they are optional items on the colemill enterprises STC SA970SO. The aircraft was tested, determined to be airworthy and was flown back to its home base early on 2/10/2015.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2/4/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 0010Z HRS AIRCRAFT N22GE A PA-31-325 HAD AN ENGINE FIRE. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW THE FLAMES, AND INITIATED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT RDU WITHOUT INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO TAC AIR AND NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE COWL AND WING WERE COVERED IN OIL. WHEN THE COWLING WAS REMOVED HE NOTED THAT AN OIL HOSE WAS BURNT INSIDE THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC FROM QUANTUM SPATIAL CAME INSPECTED THE DAMAGE, DETERMINED IT WAS MINIMAL AND REPAIRED IT. HE REMOVED THE PROP UNFEATHERING ACCUMULATORS (WOODWARD P/N 8907-030) AND HOSES (STRATOFLEX SF111) ON BOTH ENGINES, SINCE THEY ARE OPTIONAL ITEMS ON THE COLEMILL ENTERPRISES STC SA970SO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TESTED, DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY AND WAS FLOWN BACK TO ITS HOME BASE EARLY ON 2/10/2015.