N7266F

PIPER PA-28 No injuries Part 91 — operator not named in the NTSB record

ATA 7797

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (TORQUE INDICATOR) · airframe 25,074 hrs

INFLIGHT THE NR 2 TORQUE NEEDLES ON BOTH TORQUE GAUGES DECREASED BY 35 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE NR1. T5 AND NG REMAIND THE SAME.

ATA 3260

Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG) · airframe 24,841 hrs

RT MLG "UN-LOCKED" WITH NO GREEN LIGHT AND RED UN-LOCKED LIGHT ON. MX HAD TO ADJUST SENSOR.

ATA 7260

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 23,627 hrs

APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE NUMBER ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WHILE RETURNING TO ICY FOR LANDING.

ATA 7532

Part: BLEED VALVE — UNKNOWN (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 23,060 hrs

WHILE FLYING, NOTICED THAT THE T5 OF THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS RUNNING APPROX 40-50 DREGREES HIGHER THAN IT HAD BEEN RUNNING AT CRUISE POWER SETTINGS. AFTER LANDING BACK AT THE BASE, PERFORMED AN ACCELERATION BLEED VALVE CHECK IAW THE CHECKLIST. WHEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE T5. A LOG BOOK ENTRY WAS MADE.

ATA 5280

Part: HINGE — CORRODED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 18,526 hrs

NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS FOUND HANGING DOWN BY PILOT AS AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING ON THE PAD. ONE HINGE WAS CORRODED AND HAD BROKEN ALLOWING THE DOOR TO BECOME PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM AIRCRAFT. NOSE WHEEL HAD ROLLED OVER DOOR AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DOOR.

ATA 2561

Part: BATTERY — SWOLLEN (LIFE VEST) · airframe 17,934 hrs

BATTERY SWELLED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE WATER ACTIVATED LIFE ASSEMBLY.

ATA 2821

Part: FILTER HOUSING — BROKEN (SPRING CLIP RETA) · airframe 17,203 hrs

DURING SCHEDULED FILTER REPLACEMENT THE SPRING CLIP RETAINER WAS FOUND BROKEN AND FELL OUT OF THE HOUSING IN PIECES WHEN THE FILTER WAS REMOVED. FILTER HOUSING WAS REPLACED.

ATA 2821

Part: RING — BROKEN (FUEL FILTER) · airframe 17,203 hrs

DURING FUEL FILTER CHANGE, RETAINING RING INSIDE FUEL FILTER HOUSING CAME OUT IN SEVERAL PIECES. REPLACED FILTER HOUSING AND RETAINING RING.

ATA 6320

Part: CHIP DETECTOR — SHORTED (M/R GEARBOX) · airframe 14,985 hrs

PART IS CIRCUIT-SHORTED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART

ATA 7230

Part: SCROLL — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR)

SCROLL ASSEMBLY CRACKED. REPLACED SCROLL. (X)

ATA 6210

Part: BLADE — SKIN MISSING (M/R BLUE)

BLUE M/R BLADE MISSING A SECTION OF OUTER SKIN ON BOTTOM OF BLADE. MISSING SECTION STARTS JUST AFT OF LEADING EDGE STRIP EXTENDING TO TRAILING EDGE BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY BLADE STA 204 THROUGH STA 216 (APPROX 12 INCHES LONG). REMOVED AND REPLACED BLUE M/R BLADE, BALANCED AND TRACKED M/R SYSTEM.