# Incident 20030323007769I: Amd FALCON900, Teterboro, NJ, March 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2003, 13:16 local time
- Place: Teterboro, NJ
- Airport: Teterboro
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8501° N, 74.0608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TETERBORO (TEB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8501&lon=-74.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N693SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON900
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE7315BR
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030323007769I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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