# Incident 20170305001199I: New Piper PA46-350P, Alexander City, AL, March 5, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2017, 15:03 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Airport: Thomas C Russell Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9147° N, 85.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMAS C RUSSELL FLD (ALX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9147&lon=-85.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3131M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3131M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA46-350P (registry code 7104607, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEW PIPER PA46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170305001199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM IN FLIGHT AND DIVERTED TO ALX AND LANDED  SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONSITE MECHANIC REMOVED LEFT INOPERATIVE TURBOCHARGER AND REPLACED AND OPSCHECKED GOOD, AN OVERHAULED LEFT TURBOCHARGER.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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