MOBILE, AL, USA
N6250Q
CESSNA 401A
THE PLT RELATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 4,300 FT WHEN HE LOST THE LEFT TURBOCHARGER. HE THEN NOTED SPARKS AND THEN FIRE FROM THE ENGINE. HE SHUT OFF THE FUEL, WAITED FOR THE FIRE TO GO OUT AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. THE FLT WAS CONTINUED TO MONTGOMERY, AL WHERE THE ACFT WAS BASED AND A NO FLAP LANDING WAS EXECUTED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE COUPLING FROM THE EXHAUST TO THE WASTE GATE HAD FAILED ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COWLING. ACFT DAMAGE INCLUDED ENGINE MOUNT BEAMS AND THE WING SPAR THROUGH THE ENGINE NACELLE. AD 75-23-08 R5 DOES NOT APPLY TO THE FRACTURED COMPONENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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