- Date
- April 15, 1985, 20:10 local (Apr 16, 1985, 02:10 UTC)
- Place
- College Station, TX
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N210AWde Havilland DHC-7-103
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850415021449I
- Case key
- 21591
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Turbine assembly,shaft bearing - failure,totalCause
Analysis
Following a torque drop and RPM fluctuation on the #2 engine the pilots observed flames from the tailpipe. They shut the engine down and extinquished the fire. A precautionary landing was accomplished without incident. A tear down revealed a failed #4 bearing in the turbine shaft
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210AW
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-7-103
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 11,765
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-50, 1,120 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Airwest Airlines Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- IWS · West Houston
- Destination
- DAL · Dallas Love Fld, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.