Ce-421C pilot reported diverting to a nearby alternate after a precautionary shutdown of the right e...

Attributes
ACN	1372655
Time
Date	201607
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Golden Eagle 421
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 93 Flight Crew Total 11400 Flight Crew Type 756
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

I was climbing westbound to FL240 on an IFR flight a cessna 421C golden eagle. Approaching FL240 I noticed what might be flames inside the cooling louvers of the right engine. As a precaution I shut down and secured the engine; turned around; began a descent; and called ATC to explain why. I landed at [a nearby airport].

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE-421C pilot reported diverting to a nearby alternate after a precautionary shutdown of the right engine.

Narrative: I was climbing westbound to FL240 on an IFR flight a Cessna 421C Golden Eagle. Approaching FL240 I noticed what might be flames inside the cooling louvers of the right engine. As a precaution I shut down and secured the engine; turned around; began a descent; and called ATC to explain why. I landed at [a nearby airport].

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Ce-421C pilot reported diverting to a nearby alternate after a precautionary shutdown of the right engine.