Incident at Gander Oceanic Airspace
Summary
2010-10-29: N458PS, Dornier 328 100, enroute from Goose Bay (CYYR) to Keflavík (BIKF), flight routing LOACH 59N050W 60N045W 61N040W 62N035W 63N030W KEF had progressed 45W at 14:06Z at 37,000 ft. At 14:17Z, the aircraft requested clearance to descend to 21,000 ft. and indicated squawking 7700. At 14:22Z, the aircraft declared an emergency due to the loss of an engine. The aircraft leveled at 21,000 ft. at 14:32Z but it was unable to maintain the altitude and descended to 20,000 ft. The aircraft continued to destination. There was no traffic.
2010-11-16: UPDATE TSB: A10A0115: N458PS, a Wells Fargo Dornier 328, was en route from Goose Bay to Keflavik at F270 when the flight crew requested descent and indicated that they were squawking 7700. A short time later, the crew declared an emergency due to an engine failure (Pratt & Whitney PW119B) and descended the aircraft to F210. They then descended to F200 as they were unable to maintain F210. There was no other traffic and the aircraft continued to the destination exiting Canadian airspace without further incident.
Details
CADORS Number | 2010A1110 |
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Occurrence Type | Incident |
Reported By | NAV CANADA |
Occurred At | 2010-10-28 - 14:17 |
Day or Night? | Day-time |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Aerodrome ID | |
Aerodrome Name | |
Geographic Location | Gander Oceanic, Atlantic Region, Gander Oceanic Airspace |
TSB Occurrence Number | A10A0115 |
TSB Class of Investigation | Class 5 |
AOR Number | 125857-V1 |
Reported By | NAV CANADA |
Categories | System/component failure or malfunction [powerplant],Other |
Events |
Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
Type | Aeroplane
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Canadian Registration | |
Foreign Registration | |
Country of Registration | the United States of America |
Occurrence Type | Incident |
Owner | |
Operator | Private |
Make | DORNIER |
Model | 328 100 |
Year Built | |
Engine Type | Turbo fan |
Engine Make | |
Engine Model | |
Gear Type | Land |
Private | No |
Amateur Built | No |
Flight Number | N458PS |
Flight Rule | |
CARS Subpart | |
Phase of Flight | Cruise |
Damage | No Damage |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Events | Declared emergency/priority,Engine shut down |