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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dassault Falcon 900EX · San Antonio, TX · May 31, 2020

Date
May 31, 2020 · 12:00 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N606SG
Reported as
Dassault Falcon 900EX
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE731-60-1C
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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 may 31, 2020 around 12:00 noon the pilots of N6060SG on a flight from klit to ksat during final descent noticed increasing itt, vibration, and the cass warning system indicating an engine malfunction. The pilots performed the appropriate actions for the emergency procedure and landed at ksat (San Antonio) without further instance. No injuries sustained. Post flight by the airman reveal engine damage without indication of bird strike. Non-certificated operator chief pilot provided pictures and has coordinated with Dassault and engine manufacturer for further investigation. Investigating ASI instructed to chief pilot, if product deficiency is determined, to complete SDR. Chief pilot agreed to keep poi informed of the other analysis results.

Root cause analysis: metal fatigue in the second stage compressor.

See related ptrs: SW11202001797

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 31, 2020 AROUND 12:00 NOON THE PILOTS OF N6060SG ON A FLIGHT FROM KLIT TO KSAT DURING FINAL DESCENT NOTICED INCREASING ITT, VIBRATION, AND THE CASS WARNING SYSTEM INDICATING AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THE PILOTS PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS FOR THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND LANDED AT KSAT (SAN ANTONIO) WITHOUT FURTHER INSTANCE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. POST FLIGHT BY THE AIRMAN REVEAL ENGINE DAMAGE WITHOUT INDICATION OF BIRD STRIKE. NON-CERTIFICATED OPERATOR CHIEF PILOT PROVIDED PICTURES AND HAS COORDINATED WITH DASSAULT AND ENGINE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATING ASI INSTRUCTED TO CHIEF PILOT, IF PRODUCT DEFICIENCY IS DETERMINED, TO COMPLETE SDR. CHIEF PILOT AGREED TO KEEP POI INFORMED OF THE OTHER ANALYSIS RESULTS.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: METAL FATIGUE IN THE SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR.

SEE RELATED PTRS: SW11202001797