What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight crew (no pax) and aircraft experienced an over-pressurization incident enroute at FL430. The pilots followed the aircraft flight manual (AFM) procedures and executed a normal landing at fxe. An initial inspection performed by the flight crew did not reveal any indications of damage. The aircraft was flown to a maintenance facility at bct on the following day.
The initial inspection conducted by the repair facility reported discrepancies including the aircrafts aural warning speaker was deteriorated and the volume was not functioning properly. Also, the outflow valve safety port was plugged with mud and bug residue and was not functioning.
Gulfstream Aerospace corp. representatives inspected the aircraft and reported discrepancies including a cracked floor beam, damaged wing links, and dimpled areas in the floorboards.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT CREW (NO PAX) AND AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN OVER-PRESSURIZATION INCIDENT ENROUTE AT FL430. THE PILOTS FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL (AFM) PROCEDURES AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING AT FXE. AN INITIAL INSPECTION PERFORMED BY THE FLIGHT CREW DID NOT REVEAL ANY INDICATIONS OF DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT BCT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE INITIAL INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY REPORTED DISCREPANCIES INCLUDING THE AIRCRAFTS AURAL WARNING SPEAKER WAS DETERIORATED AND THE VOLUME WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ALSO, THE OUTFLOW VALVE SAFETY PORT WAS PLUGGED WITH MUD AND BUG RESIDUE AND WAS NOT FUNCTIONING.
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP. REPRESENTATIVES INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED DISCREPANCIES INCLUDING A CRACKED FLOOR BEAM, DAMAGED WING LINKS, AND DIMPLED AREAS IN THE FLOORBOARDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.