Service difficulty report · Gear · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 23, 2000
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158MC
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC726B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Gear
Part number
31071611
Part serial
9P23631
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,399 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 2551-BIL-ENG FAILURE OCCURRED IN DESCENT 21,500 FT MSL. PWR LEVERS SET AT 35 TO 40% TQ, AND PWR WASN''''T BEING ADJ AT TIME OF INCIDENT. AIRSPEED WAS APPROX 230 KTS. CREW FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION, RT ENG CHIP LIGHT CAME ON, CREW HEARD A LOUND BANG, AND FELT A/C YAW. CAPT VERIFIED RT ENG FAILURE, AND FEATHERED ENG. THE F/O SAW ENG SURROUNDED BY MIST, PROBABLY OIL BLOWN OUT OF GEARBOX. PROP STOPPED AFTER THE ENG FEATHERED. PROP COULD STILL BE TURNED BY HAND AFTER LANDING. PROP FLANGE LOCKED UP LATER WHEN ENG REMOVED AND PIECES INSIDE SHIFTED. BULL GEAR BROKE APART WHILE ENG RUNNING. REPLACED ENG, TEARDOWN OCCURED JAN 8/9.