Incident Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III C-FAMC,
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Date:Wednesday 21 April 2021
Time:15:00 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III
Owner/operator:Perimeter Aviation LP
Registration: C-FAMC
MSN: AC-719B
Year of manufacture:1988
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: None
Location:100 nm S of Thompson, MB -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Winnipeg-James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, MB (YWG/CYWG)
Destination airport:Thompson Airport, MB (YTH/CYTH)
Investigating agency: TSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III operated by Perimeter Aviation LP, was conducting flight PAG190 from Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson Intl. (CYWG) MB to Thompson (CYTH) MB. When approximately 100 NM south of CYTH, the right-hand engine (TPE331-11U-612G) failed. The flight crew secured the engine and declared an emergency with ATC. The aircraft landed safely in CYTH with ARFF on standby.
The operator's maintenance removed the engine driven fuel pump and observed that the reduction gearbox fuel pump drive gear had failed.

Sources:

TSB

Revision history:

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27-Apr-2021 19:06 harro Added

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