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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR42300 · Peoria, IL · January 11, 1996

Date
January 11, 1996 · 21:38 local
Place
Peoria, IL
Airport
Greater Peoria
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RAIA
Aircraft
N426TE
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW120
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,634 total275 in this make and model238 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.

Narrative: on January 11, 1996, at 2138 CDT, an ATR-42, N426TE, operated by trans states airlines, inc., was enroute to mke from stl when, during cruise, the right engine oil pressure began to drop. Mr. James pitcuage, pilot-in-command of this flight, initiated an emergency shutdown of the right engine. He contacted ATC and declared an emergency. ATC cleared N426TE for landing at pia, emergency equipment was also requested and dispatched. A service difficulty report was submitted by the carrier with the following findings. Maintenance found oil pressure manifold line cracked. They reflared line at oil pressure manifold block, performed ground runs, the operational and leak checks were good and the aircraft was returned to service. Mfg. Part number S7931000600000. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 11, 1996, AT 2138 CDT, AN ATR-42, N426TE, OPERATED BY TRANS STATES AIRLINES, INC., WAS ENROUTE TO MKE FROM STL WHEN, DURING CRUISE, THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP. MR. JAMES PITCUAGE, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THIS FLIGHT, INITIATED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE CONTACTED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ATC CLEARED N426TE FOR LANDING AT PIA, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ALSO REQUESTED AND DISPATCHED. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE CARRIER WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL PRESSURE MANIFOLD LINE CRACKED. THEY REFLARED LINE AT OIL PRESSURE MANIFOLD BLOCK, PERFORMED GROUND RUNS, THE OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MFG. PART NUMBER S7931000600000. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.