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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Albany, NY · November 22, 1998

Date
November 22, 1998 · 20:33 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PLGA
Aircraft
N364BE
Reported as
Saab 340B
People aboard
25
Fatal injuries
0

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.

(-5)At cruise altitude 50 miles east of alb, the crew noticed that the r/h prop gearbox oil temp. Increased and oil pressure decreased with a fluctuation in oil pressure. The crew shutdown the engine. Maintenance found the chip detector with a lot of metal on it. Maintenance replaced prop gearbox. The unit removed had 1699.4 hours and 1787 cycles since last borescope inspection. The prop gearbox is an on-condition part. Borescope inspection is due at 2500 hour interval.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AT CRUISE ALTITUDE 50 MILES EAST OF ALB, THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE R/H PROP GEARBOX OIL TEMP. INCREASED AND OIL PRESSURE DECREASED WITH A FLUCTUATION IN OIL PRESSURE. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CHIP DETECTOR WITH A LOT OF METAL ON IT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PROP GEARBOX. THE UNIT REMOVED HAD 1699.4 HOURS AND 1787 CYCLES SINCE LAST BORESCOPE INSPECTION. THE PROP GEARBOX IS AN ON-CONDITION PART. BORESCOPE INSPECTION IS DUE AT 2500 HOUR INTERVAL.