"Number 3's not there, number 4's just hanging …" - C-130 propeller gearbox failure with Evan Smith - podcast episode cover

"Number 3's not there, number 4's just hanging …" - C-130 propeller gearbox failure with Evan Smith

Nov 24, 20151 hr 8 minTranscript available on Metacast
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Episode description

What happens when a C-130's #3 propeller gearbox explodes at flight level 270? It ain't pretty. Listen to the cockpit voice recording of the incident, and hear Evan Smith--who was in the left seat on that day in 1988--tell the tale.

See photos of the aircraft in the show notes for this episode. That and more "fuel for an unconventional flying career" at OddballPilot.com!