What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While at 14,000" level cruise, the flight heard a loud pop from the left engine. The left engine torque began to drop toward zero. The propeller did not feather so manual feathering procedures were attempted but was unsuccessful. The left engine was shut down by the crew and an emergency landing was accomplished. An inspection of the left engine by maintenance personnel revealed that the engine experienced a gear box failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE AT 14,000" LEVEL CRUISE, THE FLIGHT HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. THE LEFT ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN TO DROP TOWARD ZERO. THE PROPELLER DID NOT FEATHER SO MANUAL FEATHERING PROCEDURES WERE ATTEMPTED BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE CREW AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AN INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A GEAR BOX FAILURE.
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