<< >> NASA ASRS Report 119287, August 1989

GA small aircraft pilot detected RPM drop enroute to sbn, in. Landed without incident. Postflt inspection revealed several maintenance discrepancies.

Attributes
ACN	119287
Time
Date	198908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	119287
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

RPM drop en route to south bend, in. Landed without incident in south bend. Mechanic in sbn finds the following wrong with engine: top ignition lead hardware missing, ignition leads clogged with dc-4, battery dead, alternator inoperative, starter inoperable, oil cooler loose, landing light loose, plugs need cleaning and gap, magnetic timing off 12 degree internally, metal found in oil screen, 2 hydraulic tappets bad, cam worn, plane found not airworthy. This plane was rented from FBO in fl. Engine had 1920 hours on it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA PLT DETECTED RPM DROP ENROUTE TO SBN, IN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES.

Narrative: RPM DROP ENRTE TO SOUTH BEND, IN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN SOUTH BEND. MECHANIC IN SBN FINDS THE FOLLOWING WRONG WITH ENGINE: TOP IGNITION LEAD HARDWARE MISSING, IGNITION LEADS CLOGGED WITH DC-4, BATTERY DEAD, ALTERNATOR INOPERATIVE, STARTER INOPERABLE, OIL COOLER LOOSE, LNDG LIGHT LOOSE, PLUGS NEED CLEANING AND GAP, MAG TIMING OFF 12 DEG INTERNALLY, METAL FOUND IN OIL SCREEN, 2 HYDRAULIC TAPPETS BAD, CAM WORN, PLANE FOUND NOT AIRWORTHY. THIS PLANE WAS RENTED FROM FBO IN FL. ENGINE HAD 1920 HRS ON IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.