# Incident 20201130017449I: Piper PA-31T, Prescott, AZ, November 30, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2020, 09:10 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N324AR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201130017449I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED #1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO A CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO BE TORN DOWN. TEARDOWN INDICATED THE COMPRESSOR SECTION OF ENGINE DID NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE FROM FOD.  SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE COMPRESSOR AND POWER SECTION TURBINE AREAS. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE VANE RING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN INDICATIVE OF POOR FUEL NOZZLE FLOW. REPAIR FACILITY DID FLOW CHECK NOZZLES AND INDICATED NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND AT THAT TIME. REPAIR FACILITY RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL BE BENCH CHECKED PRIOR TO RE-INSTALLATION.  THIS BENCH CHECK IS NOT BEING DONE AT THIS TIME. DUE TO THE ENGINE REPAIR COST VERSUS VALUE OF THE ENGINE, THE REPAIR HAS BEEN CEASED TO SEARCH FOR ANOTHER SERVICEABLE ENGINE.

CAUSE OF TURBINE SECTIONS DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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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