20021019030019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Little Rock, AR · October 19, 2002

Date: October 19, 2002 · 08:58 local
Place: Little Rock, AR
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AMWA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N127ZV
Reported as: Beech 1900D
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A67D
People aboard: 16
Fatal injuries: 0

N127ZVRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Beech 1900DS/N UE-127 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBeech 1900D Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A 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) On October 19, 2002 at 0858 central daylight time a Beechcraft 1900D reported sheet metal peeling off the right engine. The aircraft made an uneventful landing at Little Rock adams field. The airplane was registered to mesa airlines inc. of phoenix Arizona. The flight crew of 2 and 14 passengers were not injured during the incident. Subsequent investigation and maintenance revealed that a lightning strike blew off a rivet head and put a hole in the leading edge of the panel, causing the panel to lift up into the air stream further damaging the panel. A new panel was installed and the aircraft was approved for return to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 2002 AT 0858 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A BEECHCRAFT 1900D REPORTED SHEET METAL PEELING OFF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MESA AIRLINES INC. OF PHOENIX ARIZONA. THE FLIGHT CREW OF 2 AND 14 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION AND MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT A LIGHTNING STRIKE BLEW OFF A RIVET HEAD AND PUT A HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PANEL, CAUSING THE PANEL TO LIFT UP INTO THE AIR STREAM FURTHER DAMAGING THE PANEL. A NEW PANEL WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.