Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
April 14, 2000
Submitted
June 2, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453LA
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC852B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UAR
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B, J
Precautionary procedure
I, G, E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LIT - FLT 1313 - CRUISE FLT, PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG, CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. RT ENG RPM INCREASED ABOVE REDLINE. CREW SHUT DOWN RT ENG, RT BLEED. CABIN PRESS DUMPED AND OXY DONNED BY CREW, PASSENGERS. EMERG DESCENT DOWN TO SAFE ALTITUDE FOR UNPRESS FLT. CREW LANDED, NO FURTHER INCIDENT. RT ENG HAD FULL GEAR FAILURE. A PIECE OF INTERNAL GEARBOX BROKE A HOLE IN INTAKE AREA, OR PIECE BROKEN OUT BROKE A SECOND HOLE IN INTAKE. PIECES SVERELY DAMAGED 1ST STG IMPELLER , LEFT MINOR DAMAGE ON FACES OF INBD END OF PROP BLADES BEFORE EJECTED PAST PROP BLADES. MINOR DENTS SIDE OF ACFT AFT ICE SHIELD. ENG REPLACED, ALL OIL SYS COMP, AND PROP. (X)