Service difficulty report · Gear · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
April 14, 2000
Submitted
June 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453LA
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC852B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UAR
Part
Gear
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B, J
Precautionary procedure
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 - IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOTS HEARD A LOUD BANG, CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. RT ENG RPM INCREASED ABOVE REDLINE. CREW SHUT DOWN RT ENG, RT BLEED. CABIN PRESS DUMPED, OXYGEN DONNED BY CREW AND PASSENGERS. EMERG DESCENT COMPLETED DOWN TO SAFE ALTITUDE FOR UNPRESURIZED FLIGHT. CREW LANDED AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. RT ENG EXPERIENCED FULL GEAR FAILURE. A PIECE OF INTERNAL GEARBOX BROKE A HOLE IN THE INTAKE AREA, EITHER THAT OR THE PIECE BROKEN OUT BROKE A 2ND HOLE IN INTAKE AREA. THESE PIECES SEVERELY DAMAGED 1ST STAGE IMPELLER, LEFT MINOR DAMAGE ON FACES OF THE INBD END OF PROP BLADE, MINOR DENTS FOUND WITHIN SRM LIMITS. ENG REPLACED, OIL SYS COMP, PROP REPLACED.