From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 14, 2002, a dornier 328-100, s/n 3056, N438JS, operated by psa airlines, inc. departed phl as flight number 4061 enroute to lex. Upon reaching cruise, FL280, captain began x-feeding to balance fuel load. Captain noticed a surge in left torque gauge followed by two minutes later by another surge. One minute later left engine quit without warning. Left propeller would not feather. Emergency was declared and an uneventful emergency landing was made at MDT. Engine replaced at MDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2002, A DORNIER 328-100, S/N 3056, N438JS, OPERATED BY PSA AIRLINES, INC. DEPARTED PHL AS FLIGHT NUMBER 4061 ENROUTE TO LEX. UPON REACHING CRUISE, FL280, CAPTAIN BEGAN X-FEEDING TO BALANCE FUEL LOAD. CAPTAIN NOTICED A SURGE IN LEFT TORQUE GAUGE FOLLOWED BY TWO MINUTES LATER BY ANOTHER SURGE. ONE MINUTE LATER LEFT ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. LEFT PROPELLER WOULD NOT FEATHER. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AT MDT. ENGINE REPLACED AT MDT.
Other reports on N438JS · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.