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A commercial rated pilot flying freight in a light twin reciprocating aircraft near pia performed a precautionary engine shutdown after noticing oil streaming from outside the engine cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435236 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pia.vortac |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1680 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 435236 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During cruise at 2000 ft MSL, oil started to stream from left engine. I performed a precautionary shutdown and continued as scheduled to cmi. At no time did I feel the safety of the flight was in danger and because of conditions (light weight, VMC, location) decided to continue to cmi. An uneventful landing followed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL RATED PLT FLYING FREIGHT IN A LIGHT TWIN RECIPROCATING ACFT NEAR PIA PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN AFTER NOTICING OIL STREAMING FROM OUTSIDE THE ENG COWLING.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE AT 2000 FT MSL, OIL STARTED TO STREAM FROM L ENG. I PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN AND CONTINUED AS SCHEDULED TO CMI. AT NO TIME DID I FEEL THE SAFETY OF THE FLT WAS IN DANGER AND BECAUSE OF CONDITIONS (LIGHT WT, VMC, LOCATION) DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO CMI. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.