What happened
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(-23) N 06/27/01, aircraft departed alb at 10:07 am enroute to bos. Captain stated as aircraft climbed through 9800 MSL, crew heard a loud bang and the aircraft began to shutter yaw with warning lights illuminating. Captain further stated he observed the #2 engine gauges fluctuating immediately after the shutter and yaw of the aircraft with the #2 engine ignition light illuminating. Captain stated the aircraft was approximately 20 miles east of alb when the incident occured. Crew decided to return to alb, upon landing, reporting FAA inspector observed the #2 engine propeller in the feathered position with the ARFF standing by at rwy's 01 and 19. Aircraft landed on rwy 01 and taxied on to taxiway "b" and came to a stop. Captain decided the aircraft would be safe for taxi to the ramp area, with ARFF in trail. Once aircraft reached the designated ramp area the #1 engine was shut down and 16 pax's were deplaned. American eagle mechanic's were dispatched to inspect and recover the aircraft. After a brief inspection, it was discovered that the #2 propeller rgb had failed. FAA inspector viewed the damage and observed that the right outboard propeller rgb had an opening approximat ely 3 inches wide and 6 inches in length with a rgb gear assembly slightly protruding in the damaged area opening. Additionally, part of the rgb gear assembly was found laying in the lower cowling with oil and metal flakes coating the entire engine. Also, it was noted that an oiline bracket was bent at damage area. No other damage was noted at the time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N 06/27/01, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALB AT 10:07 AM ENROUTE TO BOS. CAPTAIN STATED AS AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 9800 MSL, CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHUTTER YAW WITH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. CAPTAIN FURTHER STATED HE OBSERVED THE #2 ENGINE GAUGES FLUCTUATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SHUTTER AND YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE #2 ENGINE IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATING. CAPTAIN STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF ALB WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO ALB, UPON LANDING, REPORTING FAA INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE #2 ENGINE PROPELLER IN THE FEATHERED POSITION WITH THE ARFF STANDING BY AT RWY'S 01 AND 19. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 01 AND TAXIED ON TO TAXIWAY "B" AND CAME TO A STOP. CAPTAIN DECIDED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE SAFE FOR TAXI TO THE RAMP AREA, WITH ARFF IN TRAIL. ONCE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE DESIGNATED RAMP AREA THE #1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND 16 PAX'S WERE DEPLANED. AMERICAN EAGLE MECHANIC'S WERE DISPATCHED TO INSPECT AND RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER A BRIEF INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE #2 PROPELLER RGB HAD FAILED. FAA INSPECTOR VIEWED THE DAMAGE AND OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT OUTBOARD PROPELLER RGB HAD AN OPENING APPROXIMAT ELY 3 INCHES WIDE AND 6 INCHES IN LENGTH WITH A RGB GEAR ASSEMBLY SLIGHTLY PROTRUDING IN THE DAMAGED AREA OPENING. ADDITIONALLY, PART OF THE RGB GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND LAYING IN THE LOWER COWLING WITH OIL AND METAL FLAKES COATING THE ENTIRE ENGINE. ALSO, IT WAS NOTED THAT AN OILINE BRACKET WAS BENT AT DAMAGE AREA. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THE TIME.