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FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · San Jose, CA · September 26, 2013

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Date
September 26, 2013 · 08:26 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N174CH
Reported as
Cessna 750
Reported engine
Allison AE3007C series
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total100 in this make and model75 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.

The aircraft N174CH was operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight from mcgee tyson airport, knoxville Tennessee (ktys) to San Jose international airport, San Jose California (ksjc).

While descending into San Jose international airport. The flight was assigned the "el nido 5" standard instrument arrival (star). The aircraft was cleared direct to an intermediate fix, "knols". During this part of the flight the aircraft was descending through appoximately 15,500 feet when the flight crew heard a "loud bang". The aircraft also started to vibrate.

Flight crew responded by turning off the auto-flight guidance system (auto-pilot) and reducing speed.

Flight crew report all aircraft systems were reading normal after the event and there was no adverse aircraft handling characteristics noted.

The aircraft made a normal approach and landing. After land while the aircraft was taxing to parking, tower personnel notified the flight crew that part of the right engine cowl was missing.

Tower personnel notified federal aviation administration (FAA) regional office in los angles and the San Jose flight district office (FSDO).

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT N174CH WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT FROM MCGEE TYSON AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE (KTYS) TO SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA (KSJC).

WHILE DESCENDING INTO SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS ASSIGNED THE "EL NIDO 5" STANDARD INSTRUMENT ARRIVAL (STAR). THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED DIRECT TO AN INTERMEDIATE FIX, "KNOLS". DURING THIS PART OF THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH APPOXIMATELY 15,500 FEET WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A "LOUD BANG". THE AIRCRAFT ALSO STARTED TO VIBRATE.

FLIGHT CREW RESPONDED BY TURNING OFF THE AUTO-FLIGHT GUIDANCE SYSTEM (AUTO-PILOT) AND REDUCING SPEED.

FLIGHT CREW REPORT ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE READING NORMAL AFTER THE EVENT AND THERE WAS NO ADVERSE AIRCRAFT HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS NOTED.

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. AFTER LAND WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING TO PARKING, TOWER PERSONNEL NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT PART OF THE RIGHT ENGINE COWL WAS MISSING.

TOWER PERSONNEL NOTIFIED FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) REGIONAL OFFICE IN LOS ANGLES AND THE SAN JOSE FLIGHT DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO).