Incident · 1992-08-31

NTSB case ATL92IA169 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1992-08-31
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B (N245AE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: FLAGSHIP AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FLAGSHIP AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT SEIZURE OF THE REDUCTION GEAR BOX, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT AS A RESULT OF CONTAMINATED OIL SUPPLY WHICH IS SHARED WITH THE GEAR BOX.

Source: NTSB case ATL92IA169

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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