19990918028289I

Incident

FAA incident report · Bag JETSTM3201 · Rochester, NY · September 18, 1999

Date: September 18, 1999 · 17:15 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: VTZA
Aircraft: N491UE
Reported as: Bag JETSTM3201
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331*
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0

N491UERegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2006 · British Aerospace JETSTREAM 3201S/N 911 Airframe modelBritish Aerospace JETSTREAM 3201

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What happened

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

(-23) On Saturday, September 18, 1999, at 1810 local time, aca flight 7329 from roc to iad aborted takeoff due to the left hand engine making two loud bangs and creating a strong vibration. The crew noted low torque on the left hand engine and the engine appeared to be windmilling. The left hand engine RPM increased and the crew heard one more loud bang with smoke coming out the top of the cowling. The crew shut the engine down and fired both both bottles. The passengers were deplaned at taxiway "d". ARFF responded and the aircraft was towed to the ramp without incident. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and found no evidence of fire. Preliminary indications are that the engine suffered an internal failure of the gearbox. The left hand engine was removed and replaced. Fire bottles and squibs were replaced. The operational check was ok. The aircraft was approved for return to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1999, AT 1810 LOCAL TIME, ACA FLIGHT 7329 FROM ROC TO IAD ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO THE LEFT HAND ENGINE MAKING TWO LOUD BANGS AND CREATING A STRONG VIBRATION. THE CREW NOTED LOW TORQUE ON THE LEFT HAND ENGINE AND THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE WINDMILLING. THE LEFT HAND ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND THE CREW HEARD ONE MORE LOUD BANG WITH SMOKE COMING OUT THE TOP OF THE COWLING. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND FIRED BOTH BOTH BOTTLES. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AT TAXIWAY "D". ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE ENGINE SUFFERED AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE GEARBOX. THE LEFT HAND ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. FIRE BOTTLES AND SQUIBS WERE REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N491UE · 1

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

Incident 19960308006639IFinal Approach · Syracuse, NYMade no flap landing due inoperative flaps. Found loose wire to flap selector handle.Mar 8, 1996 · Reported as Bag JETSTM3201