Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Cvac 440

Difficulty date
December 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 440
Aircraft time
66,148 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13D
Propeller
Allsn A6441FN606
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Failed
Location
Reduction
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES EAST OF AIRPORT, ACFT OPERATING AS NRL950 ON A IFR FLIGHT, REPORTED LOSS OF AN ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ARFF RESPONDED AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1949Z. SUSPECTED ENGINE GEAR BOX FAILURE, SHOP REPORT TO FOLLOW.