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FAA incident report · Raytheon A36 · Morgantown, WV · July 2, 2015

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Date
July 2, 2015 · 17:07 local
Place
Morgantown, WV
Airport
Morgantown Municipal-Walter L. Bill
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N421PW
Reported as
Raytheon A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N421PWRegistered now · Raytheon A36S/N E-3466 · Built 2002Airframe modelRaytheon A36Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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07/02/2015

Morgantown Municipal-Walter L. Bill hart field, WV(mgw): N421PW, Raytheon A36, diverted and landed safely after reporting an emergency due to an electrical system failure

07/07/2015

On-site investigation of incident found air-conditioning compressor

Belt gaurd bracket p/n 36-555048-3 failed and shorted on line side of main current limiter. The shorting caused excessive heat damage to turbo induction air output tube and hose clamp, thereby causing the waste gate to close and turbo to overheat melting the surrounding aluminum structure and tubing

As the FAA filed it

07/02/2015

MORGANTOWN MUNICIPAL-WALTER L. BILL HART FIELD, WV(MGW): N421PW, RAYTHEON A36, DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY AFTER REPORTING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE

07/07/2015

ON-SITE INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT FOUND AIR-CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR

BELT GAURD BRACKET P/N 36-555048-3 FAILED AND SHORTED ON LINE SIDE OF MAIN CURRENT LIMITER. THE SHORTING CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT DAMAGE TO TURBO INDUCTION AIR OUTPUT TUBE AND HOSE CLAMP, THEREBY CAUSING THE WASTE GATE TO CLOSE AND TURBO TO OVERHEAT MELTING THE SURROUNDING ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND TUBING