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Incident

FAA incident report · AMD Falcon · Lubbock, TX · February 3, 1998

Date
February 3, 1998 · 04:38 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Airport
Lubbock International Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
Y2PA
Aircraft
N820AA
Reported as
AMD Falcon
Reported engine
GE CF700*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft in level cruise about 10 minutes at alt 330 when crew heard loud pop from under cockpit. Pilot declared emergency and landed Lubbock without incident. Maintenance discovered AN-4 cap on previously used pressurization line loose in aft bulkhead of cabin.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT IN LEVEL CRUISE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT ALT 330 WHEN CREW HEARD LOUD POP FROM UNDER COCKPIT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED LUBBOCK WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED AN-4 CAP ON PREVIOUSLY USED PRESSURIZATION LINE LOOSE IN AFT BULKHEAD OF CABIN.