What was found
ENGINE SHUTDOWN BY ITSELF ON TAXI. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE ENGINE ASSY IAW 71-00-00 AND 61-00-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD. STANDARD AERO CONFIRMED TOWER SHAFT FAILURE DUE TO TORSIONAL FATIGUE. THIS IS A PRODUCT OF STRESS AND TIME.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2003
- Submitted
- November 20, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N290SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120317
- Aircraft time
- 17,236 hours, 25,227 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118A
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 8,279 hours, 12,184 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.