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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dassault FALCON 900 EX · Dallas, TX · November 2, 2024

Date: November 2, 2024 · 08:36 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Dallas Love Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MHNA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N550TH
Reported as: Dassault Falcon 900 EX
Reported engine: Honeywell TFE731-60-1C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,350 total

N550THRegistered now · Dassault FALCON 900 EXS/N 100 · Built 2001 Airframe modelDassault FALCON 900 EX Engine modelHoneywell TFE731-60-1CTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was approaching Dallas Love Field (dal) during IMC conditions. The aircraft was decending when it exited the clouds and the pilot immediately saw a flock of birds directly in front of the aircraft. The flock of birds were too close for the pilot to make any course adjustments and contniued the approach. The aircraft landed without further incident. During the post flight inspection, the pilot discovered the #2 engine had ingested a bird as evidenced by feather and blood surrounding the fan blade housing. Three of the fan blades on the #2 engine were bent.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING DALLAS LOVE FIELD (DAL) DURING IMC CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DECENDING WHEN IT EXITED THE CLOUDS AND THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SAW A FLOCK OF BIRDS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLOCK OF BIRDS WERE TOO CLOSE FOR THE PILOT TO MAKE ANY COURSE ADJUSTMENTS AND CONTNIUED THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE #2 ENGINE HAD INGESTED A BIRD AS EVIDENCED BY FEATHER AND BLOOD SURROUNDING THE FAN BLADE HOUSING. THREE OF THE FAN BLADES ON THE #2 ENGINE WERE BENT.