# Incident 20070112007749I: Mtsbsi MU2B36, Chicago, IL, January 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2007, 00:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VOXA
- Location: 41.8895° N, 87.6202° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8895&lon=-87.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950MA-2010-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 (registry code 5780412, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B36
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316252M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG07IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG07IA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070112007749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE CIRCLE TO 22L, HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND WAS REACHING FOR THE FLAP SELECTOR WHEN HE HEARD A LARGE BANG AND SAW A FLASH OUTSIDE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. HE LOOKED TO FIND THE RIGHT PROPELLER FEATHERED. HE RAN THE MEMORY ITEMS, NOTIFIED MDW TOWER AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ENG07IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG07IA009), Jan 12, 2007: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 (N950MA), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Complete loss of No. 2 engine power due to a partial rim failure of the 2nd stage turbine wheel, resulting in No. 2 engine shutdown and turbine debris exiting the side of the engine. The wheel…

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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