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Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Omaha, NE · January 20, 2001

Date: January 20, 2001 · 03:37 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ZJWA
Aircraft: N690RR
Reported as: Gulstm 500B
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540E1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N690RRRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-1169-88 · Built 1962 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) N690RR, enroute Kansas city, MO. To Omaha, NE. Was on descent into Omaha when the pilot felt the a/c yaw so he shut down the left engine. The a/c landed without incident. Maintenance found the #4 cylinder hold down studs broken. Further investigation revealed that the connecting rod bolt broke. Total time on the part was 1196 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N690RR, ENROUTE KANSAS CITY, MO. TO OMAHA, NE. WAS ON DESCENT INTO OMAHA WHEN THE PILOT FELT THE A/C YAW SO HE SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #4 CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS BROKEN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BOLT BROKE. TOTAL TIME ON THE PART WAS 1196 HOURS.