A C340A single pilot, on his first post maintenance flight, experienced engine trouble and diverted to bmq for an uneventful landing.

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Attributes
ACN	624561
Time
Date	200407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bmq.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : grk.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 340/340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	624561
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After having extensive avionics work, and engine monitor installed, I test flew the aircraft. All was ok. It was evening so I elected to fly home the next morning. About 50 mi from the departure airport (T82) I smelled smoke. Engine instruments were ok. I noticed a black hole on the inboard side of the left engine. I secured the engine, and the smoke smell stopped. Grey approach was notified of the situation and they vectored me to burnet (bmq). Landing was uneventful. Logs for the work were being overnight mailed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C340A SINGLE PLT, ON HIS FIRST POST MAINT FLT, EXPERIENCED ENG TROUBLE AND DIVERTED TO BMQ FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER HAVING EXTENSIVE AVIONICS WORK, AND ENG MONITOR INSTALLED, I TEST FLEW THE ACFT. ALL WAS OK. IT WAS EVENING SO I ELECTED TO FLY HOME THE NEXT MORNING. ABOUT 50 MI FROM THE DEP ARPT (T82) I SMELLED SMOKE. ENG INSTS WERE OK. I NOTICED A BLACK HOLE ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE L ENG. I SECURED THE ENG, AND THE SMOKE SMELL STOPPED. GREY APCH WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SIT AND THEY VECTORED ME TO BURNET (BMQ). LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. LOGS FOR THE WORK WERE BEING OVERNIGHT MAILED.

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.