19970530019259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stbros SD3* · Ponce, Puerto Rico · May 30, 1997

Date: May 30, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Airport: Mercedita
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TRBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N381MQ
Reported as: Stbros SD3*
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A65AR
People aboard: 32
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,925 total1,015 in this make and model159 in the last 90 days

N381MQRegistered now · Short Bros SD3-60S/N SH3703 Airframe modelShort Bros SD3-60 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Left main landing gear shock absorber broke into two partsl. Gland nut failure. Second time same thing.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER BROKE INTO TWO PARTSL. GLAND NUT FAILURE. SECOND TIME SAME THING.

Other reports on N381MQ · 3

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

Incident 19910328022779ILevel Off Touchdown · Baltimore, MDUnable to extend right main gear. Landed with right gear up. Suspect main gear actuator problem.Mar 28, 1991 · Minor damage Accident 19900511018329AIdling Engines · New York, NYTaxied onto runway behind departing 747. Was blown into a blast fence.May 11, 1990 · Substantial damage Incident 19870218029769ILevel Off Touchdown · Milwaukee, WIAircraft landed with the left main wheel locked. Tire was blown, scraped wheel rim. No mechanical malfunction.Feb 18, 1987 · Minor damage