- Date
- January 25, 1985, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Arecibo, PR
- Injuries
- 16 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N436CACASA 212
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31280
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a scheduled international commuter flight during climb the crew noted a fire in the number one engine. The executed the emergency checklist and discharged two firebottles. The flames continued to exit the tailpipe. The crew executed a forced landing to an intermidiate field and shut the aircraft down, at which time the fire stopped. Examination of the engine revealed that the aft turbine bearing was failed and exhibited evidence of being bearing was failed and exhibited evidence of being mis-aligned at installation. Also noted was the fact that the bearing retainer exibited no evidence of being nitrided as required which accelerated the failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N436CA
- Reported as
- CASA 212
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287
- Airframe hours
- 3,115
- Engine
- Garrett 331-10-511C, 605 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Prinair, doing business as Prinair
- Registered owner
- Prinair
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 14, 1985 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- SJU · San Juan, PR
- Destination
- MDST · Santiago, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ABO · Arecibo, runway 8, 3,975 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 19,000 total · 500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 40 nm away