What happened
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(-23) At 0500 local time (CDT) on Monday, June 5, 2000 the aircraft was enroute from lincoln, NE (lnk) to kearney, NE (ear) with 5 passengers on board at 12,000 ft. approx 15-20 mi. S.e. of Grand Island, NE (gri) when the left engine quit. The engine "auto feathered" and the pilot observed flames and sparks coming from the exhaust stack. He immediately moved the condition lever to "off" and completed shut-down procedures. He advised ATC that he wanted to go to gri and was given a descent to 5,000 ft. and was told to advise when he had the airport in sight. The landing was uneventful and no emergency was declared. A report was made by the PIC to the FSDO. The maintenance facility at gri removed the hot section and observed the compressor turbine disk and exit duct assembly had suffered severe damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 0500 LOCAL TIME (CDT) ON MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2000 THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM LINCOLN, NE (LNK) TO KEARNEY, NE (EAR) WITH 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AT 12,000 FT. APPROX 15-20 MI. S.E. OF GRAND ISLAND, NE (GRI) WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. THE ENGINE "AUTO FEATHERED" AND THE PILOT OBSERVED FLAMES AND SPARKS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST STACK. HE IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE CONDITION LEVER TO "OFF" AND COMPLETED SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURES. HE ADVISED ATC THAT HE WANTED TO GO TO GRI AND WAS GIVEN A DESCENT TO 5,000 FT. AND WAS TOLD TO ADVISE WHEN HE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. A REPORT WAS MADE BY THE PIC TO THE FSDO. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT GRI REMOVED THE HOT SECTION AND OBSERVED THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE DISK AND EXIT DUCT ASSEMBLY HAD SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE.
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