20070521006739I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 525 · Beverly, MA · May 21, 2007

Date
May 21, 2007 · 20:39 local
Place
Beverly, MA
Airport
Beverly Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
Z5FA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N151CS
Reported as
Cessna 525
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) Monday, may 21, 2007 citationshares d/b/a jetcard/vector (Z5FA), N151CS, CE-525-525 enroute to Beverly, MA diverted to bedford, MA due to a generator problem caused by a bird(s) strike at 20:39 EDT, 05/21/07. The aircraft landed at 20:55 EDT without further incident. Five star (fiv, flight 151 was operating under instrument flight rules inbound to Beverly, MA (bvy) airport to pickup passengers. On approach into bvy the flight crew encountered a flock of geese resulting in numerous strikes. The flight crew aborted the approach, initiated AFM abnormal checklist with no serious abnormalities noted. They diverted to bed, and declared an emergency. At 00:30 coordinated universal time (UTC), FIV151 after reporting a bird(s) strike the flight crew requested delaying vectors in order to evaluate the situation. At 00:37 UTC FIV151 requested to divert to the bedford, MA (bed) airport. The pilot confirmed a bird(s) strike on the windshield, one engine generator off line but engines appeared to be operating normally. FIV151 declared an emergency and requested equipment to be standing by. Boston consolidated TRACON solicited emergency information; two souls on board (flight crew), 1600 pounds of fuel and relayed the information to bed ATCT. At 00:46 UTC, FIV151 was cleared for ILS runway 11 approach into bed and landed at 00:50 UTC. After landing and exiting aircraft, the flight crew noted significant damage to left and right engine inlets, pylons, windscreen rain doors and aft fuselage. The aircraft is presently undergoing inspection at jet aviation/midcoast in bedford ma to come up with a maintenance action plan by citationshares. It was determined by jet aviation/midcoast maintenance that both engines, engine inlet cowls, lower left windshield and some parts of the rear fuselage sustained some damage. Jet aviation/midcoast is also planning a thorough borescope inspection of both engines and a possible #2 engine change.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007 CITATIONSHARES D/B/A JETCARD/VECTOR (Z5FA), N151CS, CE-525-525 ENROUTE TO BEVERLY, MA DIVERTED TO BEDFORD, MA DUE TO A GENERATOR PROBLEM CAUSED BY A BIRD(S) STRIKE AT 20:39 EDT, 05/21/07. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 20:55 EDT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FIVE STAR (FIV, FLIGHT 151 WAS OPERATING UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES INBOUND TO BEVERLY, MA (BVY) AIRPORT TO PICKUP PASSENGERS. ON APPROACH INTO BVY THE FLIGHT CREW ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF GEESE RESULTING IN NUMEROUS STRIKES. THE FLIGHT CREW ABORTED THE APPROACH, INITIATED AFM ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WITH NO SERIOUS ABNORMALITIES NOTED. THEY DIVERTED TO BED, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AT 00:30 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (UTC), FIV151 AFTER REPORTING A BIRD(S) STRIKE THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED DELAYING VECTORS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. AT 00:37 UTC FIV151 REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO THE BEDFORD, MA (BED) AIRPORT. THE PILOT CONFIRMED A BIRD(S) STRIKE ON THE WINDSHIELD, ONE ENGINE GENERATOR OFF LINE BUT ENGINES APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. FIV151 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED EQUIPMENT TO BE STANDING BY. BOSTON CONSOLIDATED TRACON SOLICITED EMERGENCY INFORMATION; TWO SOULS ON BOARD (FLIGHT CREW), 1600 POUNDS OF FUEL AND RELAYED THE INFORMATION TO BED ATCT. AT 00:46 UTC, FIV151 WAS CLEARED FOR ILS RUNWAY 11 APPROACH INTO BED AND LANDED AT 00:50 UTC. AFTER LANDING AND EXITING AIRCRAFT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE INLETS, PYLONS, WINDSCREEN RAIN DOORS AND AFT FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING INSPECTION AT JET AVIATION/MIDCOAST IN BEDFORD MA TO COME UP WITH A MAINTENANCE ACTION PLAN BY CITATIONSHARES. IT WAS DETERMINED BY JET AVIATION/MIDCOAST MAINTENANCE THAT BOTH ENGINES, ENGINE INLET COWLS, LOWER LEFT WINDSHIELD AND SOME PARTS OF THE REAR FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. JET AVIATION/MIDCOAST IS ALSO PLANNING A THOROUGH BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF BOTH ENGINES AND A POSSIBLE #2 ENGINE CHANGE.