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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech D18S · Lubbock, TX · August 10, 1983

Date: August 10, 1983 · 19:00 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Int'L
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ABCA
Aircraft: N354T
Reported as: Beech D18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total800 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N354TRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2014 · Beech D18SS/N A-91 · Built 1946 Airframe modelBeech D18S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Left engine started shaking. Shut it down. Returned. Exhaust valve and guide had disintegrated. Cylinder cracked.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE STARTED SHAKING. SHUT IT DOWN. RETURNED. EXHAUST VALVE AND GUIDE HAD DISINTEGRATED. CYLINDER CRACKED.

Other reports on N354T · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19960629015679ALevel Off Touchdown · Rock Sound, BahamasCrashed on landing.Jun 29, 1996 · Substantial damage Incident 19910222009479ILevel Off Touchdown · San Juan, Puerto RicoUnable to lower landing gear and landed gear up.Feb 22, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19840410020269INormal Cruise · Ft Worth, TXRough engine. Feathered propeller. Found spark plug missing. Spark plug found lying loose on top of ignition loom.Apr 10, 1984 Incident 19840121009649IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Amarillo, TXTail wheel shear pin and tail wheel collapsed on rollout. Cause undetermined.Jan 21, 1984 · Minor damage