ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296456
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 November 2002 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N698VW |
| MSN: | 31-7405408 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kerrville, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kerrville Airport, TX (ERV/KERV) |
| Kerrville Airport, TX (ERV/KERV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During cruise flight at 6,500 feet msl, the pilot heard a "muffled bang on the right engine." The pilot performed the emergency procedures, shut down the right engine, feathered the propeller, and landed the airplane without further incident. The outboard portion of the right flap, the right gear door, and the right wing locker were destroyed by the in-flight fire. There was thermal deformation of the aft right wing spar. During an examination of the airplane, oil was found from the right engine propeller aft to the right vertical stabilizer. The oil filter was replaced and 8 quarts of oil were added to the engine for an test run. During the 10-minute test run, oil was observed leaking from the forward area of the engine. Following the test run, examination revealed the oil was leaking from the propeller shaft seal.
Probable Cause: The propeller shaft seal leak resulting in an in-flight fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA046
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 06:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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