40.8501° N, 74.0608° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TETERBORO (TEB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 6, 2024 · 15:55 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N640EE
Reported as
Embraer EMB-550
Reported engine
Honeywell AS907-3-1E
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,450 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.
Aircraft departed kteb uneventfully until approaching FL 330. A loud pop was heard along with a mild hissing sound. A large crack was then noted across the lower front corner of the pilot side window. ATC was notified that the aircraft experienced a cracked side window and an emergency was declared. The aircraft returned to and landed at kteb without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTEB UNEVENTFULLY UNTIL APPROACHING FL 330. A LOUD POP WAS HEARD ALONG WITH A MILD HISSING SOUND. A LARGE CRACK WAS THEN NOTED ACROSS THE LOWER FRONT CORNER OF THE PILOT SIDE WINDOW. ATC WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CRACKED SIDE WINDOW AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AND LANDED AT KTEB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.