N58DD

ATA 7261

Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (RIGHT)

ON FINAL FLT OF DAY, CREW EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH RT ENGINE. PRIOR TO CRUISING ALTITUDE IT WAS NOTICED THE OIL R LIGHT WAS FLICKERING, WHILE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS OSCILLATING BETWEEN 90 PSI AND 135 PSI. GAUGE CONTINUED WITH ITS OSCILLATIONS, BUT THE RANGE LOWERED TO 80 PSI AND 120 PSI. TREND CONTINUED DOWN, SHUT DOWN ENG WHEN PSI DROPPED BELOW 60PSI. LANDED SAFELY. MECHANICS DISPATCHED, OIL WAS ADDED, DISCREPANCY WAS NOT CORRECTED. SERVICEABLE ENG WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 7230

Part: GAS GENERATOR — LEAKING (RT ENGINE)

FLT CREW EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH RT ENG. PRIOR TO CRUISING ALTITUDE, IT WAS NOTICED OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHILE OIL PRESS GAUGE WAS OSCILLATING BETWEEN 90 PSI, 135 PSI. THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ERROR WITH GAUGE. GAUGE CONTINUED WITH ITS OSCILLATIONS, BUT RANGE LOWERED TO 80 PSI, 120 PSI. TREND CONTINUED DOWN TO 60 PSI, 90 PSI AT WHICH POINT, REDUCED TORQUE TO 2000 LBS. DECIDED TO SHUT RT ENGINE DOWN WHEN IT DROPPED BELOW 60 PSI. AFTER VITAL ACTIONS WERE COMPLETE, CONTINUED WITH ACTIONS, LANDED PLANE SAFELY. FINAL TRIP OF DAY. MECH DISPATCHED WITH SERVICABLE ENG. OIL WAS ADDED, DISCREPANCY WAS NOT CORRECTED. END REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPS CK GOOD, AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

ATA 3260

Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (NLG)

WHILE COMING BACK FROM PIA-ASW, MLG WAS LOWERED, DURING APPROACH CHECKS. NLG INDICATION DID NOT GO 'GREEN'. INITIATED MISSED APPROACH & WENT INTO HOLDING PATTERN. FLT CREW CARRIED OUT EMERGENCY CHECKLIST & LOWERED MLG THE EMERGENCY METHOD. DECLARED EMERGENCY TO FORT WAYNE APPROACH. NLG INDICATION DID NOT COME UP EVEN BY EMERGENCY METHOD. THEN FLY THROUGH THE ASW 27 RUNWAY AT LOW ALTITUDE AND GOT CONFIRMATION FROM GROUND THAT ALL GEARS DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED IAW MEL 32-3 ON 7/21/2004 ON LOG PAGE 56969. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO MKE AND THE NOSE UPLOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED. MEL 32-3 HAVE BEEN CLEARED. OPS CHECK GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

ATA 3260

Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (MLG INDICATOR)

ON APPROACH TO SDF, THE LANDING GEAR WAS PUT DOWN, HOWEVER, ONLY THE LT AND NOSE GEAR INDICATED IT WAS DOWN. THE CREW DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND CHECK THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS CHECKED THE CREW DECIDED FOR THE RIGHT MLG WAS DOWN AND THE LIGHT BULB WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW WAS STILL CONCERNED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN ACC MECHANIC VERIFIED THE RIGHT MLG LIGHT BULB WAS BURNED OUT. THE LIGHT BULB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPS CHECK GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE. (M)

ATA 7250

Part: BLADE — FAILED (TURBINE)

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP REPORT FROM THE PT BLADE FAILURE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF 58DD. THE ENGINE MODULE HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)

AS POWER WAS ADVANCED FROM FLIGHT IDLE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, A LOUD BANG CAME FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. LEFT NQ BEGAN DECREASING. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND TAKEOFF ABORTED. PAST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED HOLES AND DENTS IN BOTH EXHAUST STACKS AS WELL AS TWO PUNCTURES IN THE LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN.