AirMed Hawaii LLC - Non-injury incident

Date: 16 Nov 09 1133 HST

Program: AirMed Hawaii LLC
	90 Nakolo Place, Suite 203
	Honolulu, HI 96819
	

Type: King Air C-90
Tail #: N977AA

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Team: Pilot, First Officer, RN, and Paramedic. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	The aircraft departed Honolulu (PHNL) at 1050 HST to reposition to
	Hilo (PHTO).  At coordinates N20-12/W155-30, northeast of Kona, HI,
	the aircraft was in cruise flight at 15,000 feet when the right engine
	began to lose power. The captain followed company procedures and
	completed the procedures for a precautionary engine shutdown. The
	flight crew notified ATC (air traffic control) of their intention to
	divert to Kona, HI (PHKO) which was the closest appropriate airport
	with crash, fire and rescue equipment to standby.  An uneventful
	single-engine landing was performed.  A second aircraft was dispatched
	to retrieve the crew and to position maintenance personnel for an
	on-site inspection.  Maintenance determined an internal failure of
	unknown cause  had occurred with the engine

Additional Info: 
	The engine was replaced with a zero-time engine.

Source: Sandy Apter, VP & Denise Treadwell, EVP, AirMed Hawaii, LLC

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