Accident · 2003-04-17

NTSB case SEA03LA076 · Fokker F27MK 600 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-04-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Fokker F27MK 600 (N730FE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: Empire Airlines, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EMPIRE AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

The failure of the accessory drive shaft due to deterioration of bearing number 1 in the aft fork of the universal joint for undetermined reasons during cruise flight.

Source: NTSB case SEA03LA076

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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