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Incident

FAA incident report · AMD FALCON900 · Teterboro, NJ · March 23, 2003

Date: March 23, 2003 · 13:16 local
Place: Teterboro, NJ
Airport: Teterboro
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N693SH
Reported as: AMD FALCON900
Reported engine: Garrett TFE7315BR
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total2,500 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) While enroute to kteb at FL430, the aircraft's #2 TFE731-5BR turbine engine lost oil pressure. #2 engine was shut down as required by Dassault aircraft AFM. Aircraft could not maintain altitude. Pilot executed a "drift down" lost h/f communications with miami center (ATC). Communications were relayed via another aircraft. N693SH continued to kteb. Landed on runway one without further incident. The aircraft's #2 engine was removed from aircraft for teardown inspection by Garrett. M or d report to follow on teardown findings. Turbine engine was a Garrett TFE731-5BR. Engine sn# P97175C. Total time 6635.4 hrs. Total engine cycles 3583. Loss of communications was caused by #1 h/f was caused by improper seated connector.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE TO KTEB AT FL430, THE AIRCRAFT'S #2 TFE731-5BR TURBINE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. #2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS REQUIRED BY DASSAULT AIRCRAFT AFM. AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT EXECUTED A "DRIFT DOWN" LOST H/F COMMUNICATIONS WITH MIAMI CENTER (ATC). COMMUNICATIONS WERE RELAYED VIA ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. N693SH CONTINUED TO KTEB. LANDED ON RUNWAY ONE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT'S #2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION BY GARRETT. M OR D REPORT TO FOLLOW ON TEARDOWN FINDINGS. TURBINE ENGINE WAS A GARRETT TFE731-5BR. ENGINE SN# P97175C. TOTAL TIME 6635.4 HRS. TOTAL ENGINE CYCLES 3583. LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS WAS CAUSED BY #1 H/F WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER SEATED CONNECTOR.