# Incident 19910218007109I: Amd FALCON900, Eagle, CO, February 18, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6495° N, 106.8208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6495&lon=-106.8208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90EW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON900
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91IA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218007109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR1 ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND NR1 LP TURBINE BLADES AND H6B ASSEMBLY DEPARTED ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91IA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91IA046), Feb 18, 1991: Avions Marcel Dassault Mistert Falcon 900 (N90EW), Eagle, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER ENGINE MAINTENANCE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE COMBUSTION ASSEMBLY TRANSITION LINER, AND THE RUPTURE OF THE FIRST STAGE LP TURBINE WHEEL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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