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GA small aircraft pilot detected RPM drop enroute to sbn, in. Landed without incident. Postflt inspection revealed several maintenance discrepancies.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 119287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbn |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 119287 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
RPM drop en route to south bend, in. Landed without incident in south bend. Mechanic in sbn finds the following wrong with engine: top ignition lead hardware missing, ignition leads clogged with dc-4, battery dead, alternator inoperative, starter inoperable, oil cooler loose, landing light loose, plugs need cleaning and gap, magnetic timing off 12 degree internally, metal found in oil screen, 2 hydraulic tappets bad, cam worn, plane found not airworthy. This plane was rented from FBO in fl. Engine had 1920 hours on it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA PLT DETECTED RPM DROP ENROUTE TO SBN, IN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES.
Narrative: RPM DROP ENRTE TO SOUTH BEND, IN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN SOUTH BEND. MECHANIC IN SBN FINDS THE FOLLOWING WRONG WITH ENGINE: TOP IGNITION LEAD HARDWARE MISSING, IGNITION LEADS CLOGGED WITH DC-4, BATTERY DEAD, ALTERNATOR INOPERATIVE, STARTER INOPERABLE, OIL COOLER LOOSE, LNDG LIGHT LOOSE, PLUGS NEED CLEANING AND GAP, MAG TIMING OFF 12 DEG INTERNALLY, METAL FOUND IN OIL SCREEN, 2 HYDRAULIC TAPPETS BAD, CAM WORN, PLANE FOUND NOT AIRWORTHY. THIS PLANE WAS RENTED FROM FBO IN FL. ENGINE HAD 1920 HRS ON IT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.