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A PA-32-350 pilot made a precautionary land after loosing power because an exhaust pipe apparently became partially separated from the engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1046476 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201211 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exhaust Pipe |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 3400 Flight Crew Type 700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I had a partial engine failure in the cruise portion of my flight. I declared an emergency and proceeded to the enroute airport at 11;000 ft then circled down. Upon landing I found the likely suspect being an exhaust pipe that had come partially loose from its normal position; however I have not yet had a mechanic confirm that is the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-32-350 pilot made a precautionary land after loosing power because an exhaust pipe apparently became partially separated from the engine.
Narrative: I had a partial engine failure in the cruise portion of my flight. I declared an emergency and proceeded to the enroute airport at 11;000 FT then circled down. Upon landing I found the likely suspect being an exhaust pipe that had come partially loose from its normal position; however I have not yet had a mechanic confirm that is the problem.
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.