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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream G-1159A · Farmingdale, NY · March 10, 2010

Date: March 10, 2010 · 13:19 local
Place: Farmingdale, NY
Airport: Farmingdale Republic
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AOYA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N155MM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10IA170
Reported as: Gulfstream G-1159A
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,037 in this make and model90 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.

On March 10, 2010, while climbing through FL350 near atlantic city new jersey, aircraft N155MM experienced an exterior window pane failure of the number 4 passenger window on the right side of the aircraft. The window pane departed the aircraft and was ingested into the right engine inlet causing the engine to shut down. An emergency was declared to ATC and the pilot requested a clearance to return to Republic airport on one operating engine. After commencing a 180 degree descending turn back towards Republic airport, N155MM proceeded back to its original departure airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 10, 2010, WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL350 NEAR ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY, AIRCRAFT N155MM EXPERIENCED AN EXTERIOR WINDOW PANE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 4 PASSENGER WINDOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WINDOW PANE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS INGESTED INTO THE RIGHT ENGINE INLET CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED TO ATC AND THE PILOT REQUESTED A CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO REPUBLIC AIRPORT ON ONE OPERATING ENGINE. AFTER COMMENCING A 180 DEGREE DESCENDING TURN BACK TOWARDS REPUBLIC AIRPORT, N155MM PROCEEDED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA10IA170Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFarmingdale, NYProgressive cracking from an undetermined initiation source, which resulted in the failure of the No. 4 cabin window outer pane, and the subsequent foreign object ingestion to the right engine.Mar 10, 2010 · Minor damage