What happened
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On 04/21/99, N701AS, departed chicago midway airport enroute des moines (dsm), Iowa. The flight crew was unwable to land at dsm due to weather and elected to divert to Omaha, Nebraska. Approximately 40 miles east of Omaha, at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the flight crew noted a vibration in the right hand engine and elected to perform a precautionary shutdown of the Garrett TFE-731-2B2 engine. The aircraft landed without further incident. Investigation disclosed several turbine blades were missing. Air net systems elected to replace the engine at the tac air facility in Omaha on 04/23/99. Review of the engine maintenance records for s/n 74356 established an engine tt of 15986.8 hours, 1149.6 since core inspection, and 14328 cycles since new.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/21/99, N701AS, DEPARTED CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT ENROUTE DES MOINES (DSM), IOWA. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNWABLE TO LAND AT DSM DUE TO WEATHER AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO OMAHA, NEBRASKA. APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES EAST OF OMAHA, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 14,000 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A VIBRATION IN THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE AND ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE GARRETT TFE-731-2B2 ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED SEVERAL TURBINE BLADES WERE MISSING. AIR NET SYSTEMS ELECTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT THE TAC AIR FACILITY IN OMAHA ON 04/23/99. REVIEW OF THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR S/N 74356 ESTABLISHED AN ENGINE TT OF 15986.8 HOURS, 1149.6 SINCE CORE INSPECTION, AND 14328 CYCLES SINCE NEW.
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