20010516013969I

Incident

FAA incident report · AMD FALCON50MYST · Middletown, PA · May 16, 2001

Date: May 16, 2001 · 11:50 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N500AF
Reported as: AMD FALCON50MYST
Reported engine: Garrett TFE731*
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,350 total2,339 in this make and model106 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) Crew noted a loss of oil pressure in the #2 engine while in cruise flight (at 17,000 feet MSL). Crew shut down engine as a pre-cautionary measure and completed an uneventful landing at Harrisburg international airport (MDT). No damage incurred to engine or airframe. No injuries. Maintenance inspection revealed a stuck, open, air breather valve assembly. Repair/cleaning of valve accomplished and aircraft was returned to service. Closed, no further action required.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW NOTED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE IN THE #2 ENGINE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT (AT 17,000 FEET MSL). CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AS A PRE-CAUTIONARY MEASURE AND COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT). NO DAMAGE INCURRED TO ENGINE OR AIRFRAME. NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED A STUCK, OPEN, AIR BREATHER VALVE ASSEMBLY. REPAIR/CLEANING OF VALVE ACCOMPLISHED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. CLOSED, NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.