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ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN (RIGHT)

WHILE ON SHORT FINAL (APPROX .2500 MILE), PILOT REPORTED THE RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AS HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL HE DID NOT NOTICE IF THERE WAS A CORRESPONDING INITIATION OF THE NTS SYSTEM OR IF THE ENGINE/PROP BEGAN TO FEATHER. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADVANCE POWER ON THE NR 1 ENGINE WITH NO EFFECT. LT ENGINE HAD ALSO SHUTDOWN. BOTH ENGINES/PROPS WERE PULLED BACK INTO FEATHER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. AFTER DEBRIEFING THE CAPTAIN MOTORED THE ENGINES, RESTARTED THEM, TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT, ADVANCED POWER TO 100 PERCENT TO ACTIVATE THE EPA KITS, AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. FUEL TANKS WERE SUMPED WITH NO NOTICEABLE CONTAMINATION OR WATER. FUEL FILTERS WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED. NO NOTIC

ATA 3221

Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CRACKED (NLG)

AFTER LANDING AND WHILE ROLLING OUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE GEAR AND NOSE GEAR DOORS (AND MLG). THE BELLY WAS NOT DAMAGED. AFTER INSPECTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRAG BRACE SUPPORT HAD CRACKED AT THE PIVOT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT MFG IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A WEAK SPOT IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND HAS A CUSTOM KIT THAT CAN BE INSTALLED. THE LOCAL FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON SITE AND DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A MINOR INCIDENT. RECOMMEND THE CUSTOM KIT BE INSTALLED ON ALL MFG AIRCRAFT. (K)

ATA 7321

Part: FCU — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)

THE NR 2 ENGINE FCU FAILED TO PROPERLY LIMIT FUEL TO THE ENGINE. DURING THE FINAL DECENT, THE FLIGHT CREW BROUGHT BACK THE THROTTLES TO THE FLIGHT IDLE POSITION FOR LANDING. IT WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS STILL PRODUCING 250 HP, A LEVEL HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR THAT SETTING. THE FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER PERFORMING GROUND RUNS AND TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES, FUEL CONTROL WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. THE FUEL CONTROL WAS CHANGED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT)

PILOT WINDSHIELD CRACKED VERTICALLY IN LEFT LOWER CORNER TO UPPER LEFT CORNER DURING FLIGHT, OUTER PANE ONLY. AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING ON FINAL FROM 13,000 FEET. AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEPRESSURIZE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (M)

ATA 7603

Part: CONTROL ARM — DISCONNECTED (RT ENGINE)

THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER DISCOVERING A NON-RESPONSIVE POWER LEVER DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT POWER LEVER CABLE BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER PITCH CONTROL (PPC). THE AFFECTED POWER LEVER ARM THAT BECAME DISCONNECTED IS SPLINED TO A SHAFT ON THE PPC, AND SECURED BY A SAFETY WIRED SCREW. THE SAFETY WIRE ON THE SCREW WAS INTACT. WHEN THE PILOTS RECOGNIZED THE POWER LEVER WAS NON RESPONSIVE, THE AFFECTED ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PROPELLER FEATHERED. THE AIRPLANE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.