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A PA-31 turbo failed which caused an oil leak. The pilot shut the engine down and diverted to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1036039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Supercharger (Turbocharger is 81.1) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
When I was en route I felt a yawing motion of the plane and noticed that the right engine manifold pressure had dropped to approximately 20 inches. I looked out at the right engine and notice that the wasn't the typical red glowing pipe that you normally see so I figured the turbo had failed and did not consider it to be a big issue. My plan was to continue to the filed destination; call dispatch and maintenance; and then go from there. Shortly after noticing the turbo failed; the engine began to constantly back fire; I saw oil slowly leaking out of the side access door; and I noticed the fuel flow had dropped to below 10 gph. At this time I followed the engine failure/shut down list and shut the engine down to prevent any further damage to the engine. I contacted ATC let them know of my situation and ended up landing single engine safely at a nearby airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-31 turbo failed which caused an oil leak. The pilot shut the engine down and diverted to a nearby airport.
Narrative: When I was en route I felt a yawing motion of the plane and noticed that the right engine manifold pressure had dropped to approximately 20 inches. I looked out at the right engine and notice that the wasn't the typical red glowing pipe that you normally see so I figured the turbo had failed and did not consider it to be a big issue. My plan was to continue to the filed destination; call Dispatch and Maintenance; and then go from there. Shortly after noticing the turbo failed; the engine began to constantly back fire; I saw oil slowly leaking out of the side access door; and I noticed the fuel flow had dropped to below 10 GPH. At this time I followed the engine failure/shut down list and shut the engine down to prevent any further damage to the engine. I contacted ATC let them know of my situation and ended up landing single engine safely at a nearby airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.