What happened
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On Wednesday, may 15, 2019, at approximately 1830 CDT, N761AF, registered to Arkansas children? Hospital, and operated by Arkansas children?s hospital (Z1RA), departed from Arkansas children?s hospital in springdale (14AR) and was transporting a patient to Arkansas children?s hospital in little rock (AR62). While enroute, the crew received a fire annunciator for the baggage compartment and made an emergency landing at the Morrilton municipal airport (kbdq). Upon inspection of the aircraft, it was determined that the exhaust tail pipe from the number 2 engine was disconnected and removed from its seated position. This caused exhaust from the number 2 engine to be dumped into the compartment containing the tail rotor driveshaft and caused heat damage to the surrounding areas. The damage sustained to the tail rotor driveshaft and bearings revealed that failure of the tail rotor system was imminent. The aircraft was landed safely and there were no injuries to the crew and passengers
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT, N761AF, REGISTERED TO ARKANSAS CHILDREN? HOSPITAL, AND OPERATED BY ARKANSAS CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL (Z1RA), DEPARTED FROM ARKANSAS CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL IN SPRINGDALE (14AR) AND WAS TRANSPORTING A PATIENT TO ARKANSAS CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL IN LITTLE ROCK (AR62). WHILE ENROUTE, THE CREW RECEIVED A FIRE ANNUNCIATOR FOR THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE MORRILTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBDQ). UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE FROM THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS DISCONNECTED AND REMOVED FROM ITS SEATED POSITION. THIS CAUSED EXHAUST FROM THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE TO BE DUMPED INTO THE COMPARTMENT CONTAINING THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT AND CAUSED HEAT DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT AND BEARINGS REVEALED THAT FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM WAS IMMINENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW AND PASSENGERS
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