# Incident 20100406055419I: Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Carlotte, NC, April 6, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2010, 07:32 local time
- Place: Carlotte, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VNAA
- Aircraft: N244PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244PS-2025-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (registry code 1390008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100406055419I

## Narrative

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

THE LEFT ENGINE, GENERAL ELECTRIC , CF34-3B1, SERIAL NUMBER GE-E950043 SUFFERED CONTAINED FAN BLADE AREA FAILURE AFTER DEPARTING CLT AND CLIMBING OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET MSL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES NOTED TO ANY PERSONS ON BOARD.DAMAGE WAS DISCUSSED WITH CLT MAINTENANCE MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.PICTURES OF ENGINE WAS FORWARDED TO THE PMI OF VNAA. SEVERAL PIECES OF THE ENGINE WAS FOUND IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF THE CLT AIRPORT.AIRCRAFT TOTAL FLT TIME: 14,142 TOTAL ENGINE TIME: 14,142 TOTAL CYCLES: 14,812.MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS LISTED IN PTRS E68201003005. THIS ITEM CLOSED.

## Other reports on N244PS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051017032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051017032629I), Oct 17, 2005: Cndair CL6002B19 (N244PS), West Grove, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) A [privacy data omitted] reported to this office that he found an aircraft part in his back yard on 17 oct, 2005. A loud noise awoke him at approx 0030…

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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