# Incident 20110212001779I: Cessna 208B, Vieques, PR, February 12, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2011, 13:45 local time
- Place: Vieques, PR
- Airport: Antonio Rivera Rodriguez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VLIA
- Location: 18.1348° N, 65.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZ (VQS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1348&lon=-65.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741VL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741VL-2012-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110212001779I

## Narrative

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

AS REPORTED BY PILOT AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT VIEQUES AIRPORT (VQS) ONE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT TERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.IT WAS NOTICED A SMALL FLAME AT BOTTOM OF ENGINE COWLING THAT WAS EXTINGUSHED BY LOCAL AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT ENGINE SUFFERED INTERNAL TURBINE DAMAGE, CAUSING THAT PARTICLES COMING FROM ENGINE TURBINE BLADES TO IGNITE ENGINE COWLING BAFFLE. ENGINE HOT SECTION INSPECTIONS REVEALED ENGINE TURBINE DAMAGE. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED, THEY WILL NOT ASSIGN NUMBER. REPORT WILL BE UPDATED IF ANY NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVE.

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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