- Date
- March 9, 1987, 19:15 local (Mar 10, 1987, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Covington, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N341CASaab-Fairchild SF340A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870309039779I
- Case key
- 7331
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After a hydraulic sys malfunction, the capt returned to arpt to exchange acft. Company plt had completed day of flying and was asked to taxi acft to maint hangar. Departing capt was in process of manually pumping hyd sys to sufficient pressure to ensure braking action. Repositioning capt took left seat and began taxi to hangar, confirmed ramp area required power and braking to maneuver away from Boeing 767 and fuel truck. Plt lost brake pressure and placed props in reverse to prevent collision with truck. Collision was imminent so plt elected to shut down engines. As props transitioned from powered reverse a burst of thrust accelerated acft to impact with fuel truck and delta jet. Exam determined internal hydro pump failed drive shaft due to improperly secured retainer nut. The company has since made it mandatory for 2 plts to be on a taxiied acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N341CA
- Reported as
- Saab-Fairchild SF340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3404-021
- Airframe hours
- 4,098
- Engine
- GE CT7-5, 1,600 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Comair,Inc., doing business as Comair Inc.
- Registered owner
- Connecticut Nat'L Bank Trust
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 3, 1987 · 74 hours before
- Airport
- CVG · Cincinnati Int'L
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 40° at 14 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG
FAA reports on this event · 1
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