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Incident

FAA incident report · Stbros SD3-30 · Binghampton, NY · March 30, 1981

Date
March 30, 1981 · 10:14 local
Place
Binghampton, NY
Airport
Broome Co
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SALA
Aircraft
N847SA
Reported as
Stbros SD330
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total2,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right engine began winding down and autofeathered. Found engine driven fuel pump drive splines badly worn.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN WINDING DOWN AND AUTOFEATHERED. FOUND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DRIVE SPLINES BADLY WORN.