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FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Omaha, NE · September 15, 2006

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Date
September 15, 2006 · 08:04 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ZJWA
Aircraft
N446AE
Reported as
Gulstm 500B
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540B1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N446AERegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 1613-211 · Built 1966Airframe modelAero Commander 500-BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) N44AE, GA-500-B, being operated by central air southwest, inc., was in cruise flight, enroute to Omaha, NE, when the left engine started to lose RPM. The pilot shut down the engine and declared an emergency. The aircraft landed without further incident. Maintenance technicians checked the propeller governor screen and found fine metal shavings. It appeared that the governor failed due to insufficient oil supply. The engine was to be removed and sent in for overhaul and further investigation into the cause of the insufficient oil supply to the propeller governor. Engine tt 11,000, tsoh 1,300.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N44AE, GA-500-B, BEING OPERATED BY CENTRAL AIR SOUTHWEST, INC., WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ENROUTE TO OMAHA, NE, WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE RPM. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS CHECKED THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR SCREEN AND FOUND FINE METAL SHAVINGS. IT APPEARED THAT THE GOVERNOR FAILED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT OIL SUPPLY. THE ENGINE WAS TO BE REMOVED AND SENT IN FOR OVERHAUL AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE INSUFFICIENT OIL SUPPLY TO THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR. ENGINE TT 11,000, TSOH 1,300.