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Incident

FAA incident report · Bag ATP · South Bend, IN · February 26, 1996

Date
February 26, 1996 · 08:05 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UF6A
Aircraft
N854AW
Reported as
Bag ATP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW126A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total801 in this make and model92 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: after takeoff, the left engine torque decreased to 15 to 20 percent. The engine inter-turbine temperature increased to approximately 777 degrees to 795 degrees rapidly. The engine N1 was observed at 100.6 percent and rising. The captain elected to reduce power on left engine to temperatures below the limits. At 14 DME miles from fort wayne, Indiana (fwa), the pilot advised their company of the problem. A decision was made to divert to South Bend, Indiana (sbn). ATC was notified, but no emergency was declared. The aircraft landed safely at South Bend, Indiana (sbn) without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE TORQUE DECREASED TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT. THE ENGINE INTER-TURBINE TEMPERATURE INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 777 DEGREES TO 795 DEGREES RAPIDLY. THE ENGINE N1 WAS OBSERVED AT 100.6 PERCENT AND RISING. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER ON LEFT ENGINE TO TEMPERATURES BELOW THE LIMITS. AT 14 DME MILES FROM FORT WAYNE, INDIANA (FWA), THE PILOT ADVISED THEIR COMPANY OF THE PROBLEM. A DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (SBN). ATC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (SBN) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N854AW · 2

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