19990914037799I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 550 · Niagara Falls, NY · September 14, 1999

Date
September 14, 1999 · 08:25 local
Place
Niagara Falls, NY
Airport
Niagara Falls International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7SN
Reported as
Cessna 550
People aboard
8
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.

(-23) On Tuesday, September 14, 1999, N7SN, a CE-550 operated by sevenson environmental was enroute from iag to lot when approximately 50 miles west of iag the left engine quit. The only indication was the master caution light. The crew attempted a restart, but to no avail. The aircraft returned to iag without further incident. The engine was changed at iag and the "off" unit sent to dallas airmotive where teardown was witnessed by FAA personnel. The cause of the failure was determined to be failure of p/n 3029390 bevel gear. The service bulletin history of the engine was current. FAA inspector william c. nelson instructed the repair station to fill out a malfunction and defect report. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1999, N7SN, A CE-550 OPERATED BY SEVENSON ENVIRONMENTAL WAS ENROUTE FROM IAG TO LOT WHEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES WEST OF IAG THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. THE ONLY INDICATION WAS THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. THE CREW ATTEMPTED A RESTART, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED AT IAG AND THE "OFF" UNIT SENT TO DALLAS AIRMOTIVE WHERE TEARDOWN WAS WITNESSED BY FAA PERSONNEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAILURE OF P/N 3029390 BEVEL GEAR. THE SERVICE BULLETIN HISTORY OF THE ENGINE WAS CURRENT. FAA INSPECTOR WILLIAM C. NELSON INSTRUCTED THE REPAIR STATION TO FILL OUT A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.