# Incident 19860802061839I: Stbros SD360, Allentown, PA, August 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1986, 07:50 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Bethlehem Easton
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4498Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4498Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros SHORTS SD3-60 (registry code 8100605, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-shorts-sd3-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SD360
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,074 total, 2,086 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860802061839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. DIVERTED. FOUND BEARING AIR SEAL LOOSE AND LEAKING OIL.

## Other reports on N4498Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19920917042579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920917042579I), Sep 17, 1992: Stbros SD360 (N4498Y), New York, NY. Smoke from co-pilots instrument panel on taxi out. Right engine duct low pressure switch-light burned internally.
- [Incident 19891014055839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014055839I), Oct 14, 1989: Stbros SD360 (N4498Y), Pittsburgh, PA. Elevator trim inoperative. Landed without incident. Trim cable had broken. Ferried for repairs.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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