Narrative:
Just prior to descending out of 17,000 feet for 10,000 feet, the crew felt a thud and they noticed the #1 low gear box oil pressure light illuminate. The left engine was shut down and the crew declared an emergency. The aircraft continued to Seattle, where it made an uneventful landing on runway 16L.
A subsequent examination by company maintenance personnel indicated that the #1 engine drive shaft had failed at the universal joint connection area on the gear side of the engine, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall.
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."
Forced landing on runway
accident date: 17-04-2003
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
registration: N730FE
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 17 April 2003 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 |
| Operated by: | Empire Airlines |
| On behalf of: | FedEx Express |
| Registration: | N730FE |
| MSN: | 10386 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 50151 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7R |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Ketchikan International Airport, AK (KTN/PAKT), United States of America |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 8202 |
Just prior to descending out of 17,000 feet for 10,000 feet, the crew felt a thud and they noticed the #1 low gear box oil pressure light illuminate. The left engine was shut down and the crew declared an emergency. The aircraft continued to Seattle, where it made an uneventful landing on runway 16L.
A subsequent examination by company maintenance personnel indicated that the #1 engine drive shaft had failed at the universal joint connection area on the gear side of the engine, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall.
Probable Cause:
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."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 17-04-2003
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
registration: N730FE
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Ketchikan International Airport, AK to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 1085 km (678 miles).
Distance from Ketchikan International Airport, AK to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 1085 km (678 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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