The prop to that plane was found in the mid 1990's I helped load it onto to the USCGC IRONWOOD in dutch harbor. It was found in the nets of a fishing boat.
i hate it when the engineers gave their explanation about the why and how . they should have designed sensors to monitor over temp exposure,and warn pilots before.and on;t tell me its hard,i know its not hard.not for an expensive system like a plane
Brings back memories, the first shot was what I saw when I stepped off the plane 3/4's of the way down the runway at Cold Bay. Was stationed at Attu and was heading home for my mid tour break. Thanks for posting...
Wow! I once had a spinner come off while doing a ramp runup (after an engine change) at SFO, but this is just a "wee bit" scarier! When and where did this happen?
Wish we had some indication of what was going to take place. Unfortunantly it was not to be. One second she is running great, the next second... we are dealing with a propless motor
Actually, The Main Drive Gear Cracked and a large piece broke out causing the Gear to jam up and Explode the front half of the gearbox. The reason for the Gear failure was that it had been exposed to high heat from a previous Gearbox install that had a pinion bearing failure. :0)
It'll buff out
ahz123 5 months ago
Bonus Points to the Genius that STILL installed the Inlet Cover on the Engine.
WillRyan514 8 months ago
Damn I love Hercs. They are tough as nails. Always brought me home safe.
navylife54 1 year ago
The prop to that plane was found in the mid 1990's I helped load it onto to the USCGC IRONWOOD in dutch harbor. It was found in the nets of a fishing boat.
shawnstam 1 year ago
tax payer money gone with wind
khalid6591 1 year ago
i hate it when the engineers gave their explanation about the why and how . they should have designed sensors to monitor over temp exposure,and warn pilots before.and on;t tell me its hard,i know its not hard.not for an expensive system like a plane
jeetendrag10acc2 1 year ago
Brings back memories, the first shot was what I saw when I stepped off the plane 3/4's of the way down the runway at Cold Bay. Was stationed at Attu and was heading home for my mid tour break. Thanks for posting...
akhippie60 1 year ago
OUCH!!!!
Vyppaaa11 1 year ago
i BET SOME FOLKS NEEDED TO CHANGE FLIGHT SUITS AFTER THIS HAPPENED :p
CrewChiefD 1 year ago
outch.... what a gaping hole...
davidkong1990 1 year ago
When this happens to a 130... does it get fixed or decommissioned?
UnitZ28 2 years ago
It was fixed, and is still flying.
FoxDie262 2 years ago
what # cg c130 was this?
normanplombe 2 years ago
1706
n1dp 2 years ago
a little duct tape should fix the problem
Skynyrdfan34 2 years ago 10
Good job for the crew bringing a sick bird home. How long between the pinion bearing failure and the gearbox eating iteself?
HerkMeck 2 years ago
ouchh
nimrob 2 years ago
and the pucker factor was what?
bradnoga 2 years ago
OMG nibble chew nibble YAY they brought it home.
transdrole 2 years ago
Seen an engine gearbox separate back in 95 prop waas hanging by the cannonplugs and wires.... the sun gear launched and we never found it
DJNITRO1974 3 years ago
Wow! I once had a spinner come off while doing a ramp runup (after an engine change) at SFO, but this is just a "wee bit" scarier! When and where did this happen?
JayM0001 3 years ago
Actually, I did check the Mag-plug prior to this flight as required by CG requirements :-)
anchorgill 3 years ago
I bet someone didn't check the RGB mag plugs on that plane's last BPO. Glad no one was sitting in the plane of rotation.
airman317 3 years ago
Wish we had some indication of what was going to take place. Unfortunantly it was not to be. One second she is running great, the next second... we are dealing with a propless motor
anchorgill 3 years ago
Seems like they would have noticed an RPM flux or an out of limits torque differential on #3 before this happened.
Cross20036604 3 years ago
Actually, The Main Drive Gear Cracked and a large piece broke out causing the Gear to jam up and Explode the front half of the gearbox. The reason for the Gear failure was that it had been exposed to high heat from a previous Gearbox install that had a pinion bearing failure. :0)
anchorgill 4 years ago
most likely loss of gearbox oil pressure, RGB exploded, mid bearing support forward is gone
jmood162 4 years ago
What caused the detatchment? I saw it riped half the gearbox out with it.
turtle2571 4 years ago