# Incident 19870511033369I: Frchld F27FRCHLD, Dubuque, IA, May 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1987, 14:25 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 42.4020° N, 90.7095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUBUQUE RGNL (DBQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4020&lon=-90.7095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N385BA-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27 (registry code 3373002, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-510&511 (registry code 54504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27FRCHLD
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5147
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 5,900 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870511033369I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO AN INDICATION OF GEARBOX FAILURE. A SAFE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

## Other reports on N385BA (3)

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

- [Incident 19900709045969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709045969I), Jul 9, 1990: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N385BA), Agana, Guam, Damage unknown. Experienced temporary overtemping of engines while taxiing. Had propellers in flight fine.
- [Incident 19900630039349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630039349I), Jun 30, 1990: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N385BA), Agana, Guam, Minor damage. Tire recap separated on takeoff. Aborted. Returned to gate.
- [Incident 19880104004189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880104004189I), Jan 4, 1988: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N385BA), Indianapolis, IN. Smoke in cabin. Returned. Cabin heater over temperature light came on. Found internal fuel leak in heater.

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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