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Incident

FAA incident report · Israel 1124 · Birmingham, AL · August 21, 2000

Date: August 21, 2000 · 14:45 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6TM
Reported as: Israel 1124
Reported engine: Garrett TFE731*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,500 total400 in this make and model125 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.

(-23)Shut down right engine due to low oil pressure noticed after a warning light blinked on the annunciator panel. Oil pressure initially went just below the green and later dropped toward the red line. At that time the crew shut down the engine. N6TM continued from FL350 and 200 NM west of bhm, declared an emergency, then landed at bhm without further incident. Discovered failed on oil filler cap that caused loss oil.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE NOTICED AFTER A WARNING LIGHT BLINKED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. OIL PRESSURE INITIALLY WENT JUST BELOW THE GREEN AND LATER DROPPED TOWARD THE RED LINE. AT THAT TIME THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. N6TM CONTINUED FROM FL350 AND 200 NM WEST OF BHM, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN LANDED AT BHM WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DISCOVERED FAILED ON OIL FILLER CAP THAT CAUSED LOSS OIL.