- Date
- February 2, 1988, 10:58 local (16:58 UTC)
- Place
- Fayetteville, AR
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N322PXSaab-Fairchild SF-340A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880202001729I
- Case key
- 34508
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The capt rprtd that drg the lndg roll, there was a loud noise from the left eng followed by hvy smoke & an eng fire warning bell. He stopped the acft on a twy & ordered an evacuation. The flt attendant had difficulty opening the floor-level emerg exit. No slide or rope was available for exiting the acft; 3 psgrs rcvd minor injuries when they dropped abt 5-1/2 ft to the icy twy. An exam revealed the left eng power turbine (pt) had an uncontained failure. A teardown inspn of the eng revealed that a 'b' nut on the stage 4 compressor bleed tube coupling had become disconnected. This resulted in a loss of cooling air to the pt rotor cavity & overheating of the stage 4 turbing disk. Measurement of the stage 3 & 4 disks showed radial (creep) growth of .006' & .150', respectively. There was evidence of hvy blade tip rubs into the stator tip shroud backing material (drg application of reverse thrust), then failure of the stage 4 turbine blades & the pt module.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N322PX
- Reported as
- Saab-Fairchild SF-340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A-041
- Airframe hours
- 5,387
- Engine
- GE CT7-5A2, 1,735 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Express Airlines, doing business as Republic Exp/Northwest Airlink
- Registered owner
- Heleasco Twenty-Four Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 30, 1988 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- FYV
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FYV · Drake Field, runway 16, 6,006 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,314 total · 7,060 as pilot in command · 287 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FYV
FAA reports on this event · 1
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