SDR CHIA5149

Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
July 19, 2022
Submitted
July 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ023
Aircraft time
27,418 hours
Part
Transmission
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Zone 400
Component
Engine Transmis · Boeing
Component part number
234D62006
Stage of operation
EX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WE JUST COMPLETED ABOUT 2 HOURS ON A FIRE FIGHTING MISSION 15NM WEST OF BECIN FOREST SERVICE BASE AND WERE RETURNING TO BECIN BASE FOR FUEL. ABOUT HALF WAY BACK TO BASE THE XMSN HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE ANNUNCIATER PANEL. WE PULLED OUT THE CHECK LIST AND LOOKED FOR SECONDARY INDICATIONS, XMSN PRESSURES WERE ALL NORMAL BUT THE XMSN TEMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE XMSN NOSE BOX WAS BEYOND THE REDLINE APPROXIMATELY 150C. PER THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WE SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE, BEEPED UP THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE TO MAINTAIN 100% RPM AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST SAFE LANDING AREA WHICH WAS MILAS-BODRUM AIRPORT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR PRIORITY. OUR WEIGHT, LANDING ELEVATION, AND STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE NW WERE ALL CONSIDERED. OUR PERFORMANCE ALLOWED US TO LAND ON ONE ENGINE FROM AN OGE HOVER WITH LINE ATTACHED.

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