# Incident 20020515012389I: Cvac 440, Shreveport, LA, May 15, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2002, 08:01 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: G1RB
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41527, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41527-2021-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 440 (registry code 2422902, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 440
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020515012389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM LAREDO, TEXAS, TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ON 05-15-02 (OPERATOR EASTERN TIME DATE WAS 05/16/02), THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED BACKFIRING WITH SOME LOSS OF POWER. POWER WAS REDUCED TO THAT ENGINE AND CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONDITION CONTINUED AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. POWER WAS REDUCED TO THE LEFT ENGINE AND CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ABNORMAL, RESULTING IN AILERON CONTROL DIFFICULTY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT AILERON CONTROL CABLE HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE LACK OF CONTROL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT STABILIZED, FOLLOWED BY A NORMAL LANDING. AFTER LANDING, A FIRE WAS DETECTED IN THE #1 ENGINE AND EXTINGUISHED BY AIRPORT EQUIPMENT. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE CARBURETOR AREA OF THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO PARKING AREA UNDER #2 ENGINE POWER. ALL FACTS WILL BE AMENDED AS SOON AS OPERATOR PROVIDES THE INFORMATION.

## Other reports on N41527 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051213033019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051213033019I), Dec 13, 2005: Cvac 440 (N41527), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) During a flight from opa locka, FL to cincinnati, OH, while in the vicinity of Vero Beach, FL, the flight crew of N41527, a CV-440 operated by miami air…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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