# Incident 19940316008079I: Amd FALCOND, Buffalo, NY, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 15:11 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTYA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCOND
- Reported engine: GE CF700*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316008079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED AT BUF WHEN CREW HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION; LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND INBOARD LOWER ENGINE COWL OPENED IN FLIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO INBOARD FAIRING, INBOARD R/H FLAP AND FOD TO ENGINE FAN COMPRESSOR. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND REPAIRS MADE TO THE FLAP AND FAIRING AND FERRIED BACK TO HOME BASE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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