Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
December 15, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
18,003 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A1A
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB OUT FROM YXD, THE PILOTS NOTICED FLAMES FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE COWL ACCESS DOOR ON RT ENGINE. FOLLOWING FLIGHT MANUAL PROCEDURES, THEY THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. THEY THEN MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN YEG WHERE MAINTENANCE HAD A LOOK AT THE ENGINE. THE BURNT REMAINS OF, WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE, A SHOP RAG WAS FOUND IN THE AFT OF THE ENGINE COWL. THE REMAINS WERE REMOVED, THE ENGINE INSPECTED FOR FIRE DAMAGE, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.THERE WAS NO FIRE DAMAGE NOTED AT TIME OF INSPECTION.

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