# Incident 19911017055539I: Cessna 550, Chicago, IL, October 17, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30JD-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,400 total, 8,720 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911017055539I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED NR2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. BEVEL GEAR FRACTURED AND DISENGAGED GEAR BOX SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE.

## Other reports on N30JD (1)

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

- [Incident 19810519039589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519039589I), May 19, 1981: Cessna 550 (N30JD), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Rotor blast from helicopter damaged cabin door hinge of Cessna N30JD

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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