33.8297° N, 116.5067° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 29, 2012 · 12:31 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BZUA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N35ET
Reported as
Cessna 550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada 530A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,824 total1,764 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On desent #2 engine encountered compressor stall. Troubleshot and found both bleed air torque valves inop. Removed and replaced both valves, aircraft returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
ON DESENT #2 ENGINE ENCOUNTERED COMPRESSOR STALL. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND BOTH BLEED AIR TORQUE VALVES INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH VALVES, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.