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A PA-31 left engine after lost power and when troubleshooting did not recover it the pilot feathered the engine while level at 1;000 feet preparing to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1263124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | DVFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Left engine had been running a little rough throughout the flight. As we descended the engine started to lose power; and upon leveling off at 1;000 feet AGL there was a large drop in egt and manifold pressure - but the propeller was still spinning. I tried troubleshooting - switching tanks; boost pumps on; etc. But nothing gave the engine more power. We were losing altitude while approaching the shoreline; so I elected to feather the engine - lest we lose any additional altitude. I wanted to get all aircraft separated from myself; and because I felt that at that time and altitude - that was the correct thing to do.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-31 left engine after lost power and when troubleshooting did not recover it the pilot feathered the engine while level at 1;000 feet preparing to land.
Narrative: Left engine had been running a little rough throughout the flight. As we descended the engine started to lose power; and upon leveling off at 1;000 feet AGL there was a large drop in EGT and Manifold pressure - but the propeller was still spinning. I tried troubleshooting - switching tanks; boost pumps on; etc. but nothing gave the engine more power. We were losing altitude while approaching the shoreline; so I elected to feather the engine - lest we lose any additional altitude. I wanted to get all aircraft separated from myself; and because I felt that at that time and altitude - that was the correct thing to do.
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