20231217020579I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Dassault FALCON 900 EX · Chesterfield, MO · December 17, 2023

Date
December 17, 2023 · 15:16 local
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N78CY
Reported as
Dassault Falcon 900 EX
Reported engine
Alliedsign TFE731-60
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,839 total

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 climb out it was noticed that the #2 engine was indicating low oil pressure. The pilot in command shut the #2 engine down as a precaution, declared an emergency, and returned to departure airport. Landed, taxied, and parked with no further issues. #2 engine oil pump was found faulty, replaced, operationally checked good. Aircraft was approved returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

ON CLIMB OUT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE #2 ENGINE WAS INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SHUT THE #2 ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. LANDED, TAXIED, AND PARKED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. #2 ENGINE OIL PUMP WAS FOUND FAULTY, REPLACED, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED RETURNED TO SERVICE.