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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn SA227-AC · San Antonio, TX · February 11, 1996

Date
February 11, 1996 · 15:50 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MEJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3114G
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33111U
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,279 total4,025 in this make and model217 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: while enroute from klrd (TX) to kcmh (oh), the right chip detector light came on. Other engine indications remained normal. Approximately 15 minutes later, the right engine failed. The engine was secured using AFM procedures. An emergency was declared and an uneventful landing at ksat was made. Engine teardown report will follow to pmi. End of report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE FROM KLRD (TX) TO KCMH (OH), THE RIGHT CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON. OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED USING AFM PROCEDURES. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KSAT WAS MADE. ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT WILL FOLLOW TO PMI. END OF REPORT.