What happened
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(-23) On August 24, 2000, at 02:15 CDT, mitsubishi MU-2B-35 airplane N770MA, was on a flight from dallas, TX. To houston, TX., when one of the propeller blades on the right engine separated while in cruise flight near Corsicana, TX. The pilot reported, the plane was in cruise flight at 11, 000 feet MSL, when he heard a loud bang and felt the airplane vibrate. The pilot shut down the engine, feathered the propeller, then received vectors from air traffic control to the Corsicana airport. Upon landing the pilot noticed that the propellor blade had separated from the right engine propeller hub. After inspection, the chief mechanic reported that the engine firewall was buckled, the right wing was twisted. The right engine cowling and necelle were damaged. The operator, international business aircraft, ind. Has filed a malfunction and defect report and the national transportation safety board is labratory testing the propellor hub assembly. The propeller blade is under investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 24, 2000, AT 02:15 CDT, MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35 AIRPLANE N770MA, WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM DALLAS, TX. TO HOUSTON, TX., WHEN ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES ON THE RIGHT ENGINE SEPARATED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR CORSICANA, TX. THE PILOT REPORTED, THE PLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 11, 000 FEET MSL, WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE AIRPLANE VIBRATE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, FEATHERED THE PROPELLER, THEN RECEIVED VECTORS FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO THE CORSICANA AIRPORT. UPON LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLOR BLADE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER HUB. AFTER INSPECTION, THE CHIEF MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED, THE RIGHT WING WAS TWISTED. THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AND NECELLE WERE DAMAGED. THE OPERATOR, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AIRCRAFT, IND. HAS FILED A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT AND THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS LABRATORY TESTING THE PROPELLOR HUB ASSEMBLY. THE PROPELLER BLADE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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