PENSACOLA, FL, USA
N5782N
ROCKWELL 114
PILOT ADVISED APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE AND HAD ERRATIC ENGINE INSTRUMENT READINGS WHEN 20 MILES FROM DESTINATION. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS OBSERVED BUT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE WARNING LIGHT AND HORN ACTIVATED. DURING THE LANDING THE GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED AND THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITH THE WARNING SYSTEMS STILLACTIVATED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MUFFLER WAS BROKEN AT THE FORWARD END AT THE EXHAUST RISER ATTACH POINT. THREE WIRE BUNDLES LEADING TO THE FIREWALL WERE MELTED. THE MUFFLER FLAME TUBE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE MUFFLER REINSTALLED APPROX 37 OPERATIONAL HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE FLAME TUBE WAS RUBBING VERTICALLY ACROSS THE FAILED AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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