What was found
(FLT 5941) LEFT ENGINE FLAMEOUT DURING DESCENT. TOWER SHAFT FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING. REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2010
- Submitted
- March 9, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N295SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120322
- Aircraft time
- 29,915 hours, 43,485 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW118
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 23,855 hours, 32,599 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- X, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.