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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 310R · Cedar Rapids, IA · November 4, 1996

Date
November 4, 1996 · 22:14 local
Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport
Cedar Rapids Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
A59A
Aircraft
N677WC
Reported as
Cessna 310R
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,320 total225 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 11-04-96 at 21:45 CST N677WC, a CE-310-R departed newton, Iowa with 4 passengers and one pilot, enroute to south bend, Indiana. At 22:14 N677WC experienced a failure of the right engine and declared an emergency with Cedar Rapids approach control and requested vector's to the Cedar Rapids airport. The flight landed at cid at 22:22 without further incident. A contract mechanic from signature flight support performed maintenance on N677WC and repaired a fuel line that was broken at the #1 cylinder of the right engine. N677WC and repaired a fuel line that was broken at the #1 cylinder of the right engine. N677WC was returned into service. There were no injuries to the passengers or damage to the aircraft as a result of this incident. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 11-04-96 AT 21:45 CST N677WC, A CE-310-R DEPARTED NEWTON, IOWA WITH 4 PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT, ENROUTE TO SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. AT 22:14 N677WC EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH CONTROL AND REQUESTED VECTOR'S TO THE CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT CID AT 22:22 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A CONTRACT MECHANIC FROM SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON N677WC AND REPAIRED A FUEL LINE THAT WAS BROKEN AT THE #1 CYLINDER OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. N677WC AND REPAIRED A FUEL LINE THAT WAS BROKEN AT THE #1 CYLINDER OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. N677WC WAS RETURNED INTO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

Other reports on N677WC · 3

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