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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace G-V · West Palm Beach, FL · December 11, 2024

Date: December 11, 2024 · 17:18 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N553RB
Reported as: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce BR-700 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,200 total

N553RBRegistered now · Gulfstream Aerospace G-VS/N 5056 · Built 2004 Airframe modelGulfstream Aerospace G-V Engine modelRolls-Royce BR-700 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

A 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating from fort lauderdale executive airport (fxe) to white plains, NY (hpn). A loud bang coming from the right engine was heard passing through FL270 followed by vibration being felt. Aside from the audible noise and vibration, the crew received a RH eng exceedence message in the cockpit moments after. The flight crew elected to return to the nearest suitable airport, pbi. The two pilots and one passenger on board did not sustain any injuries, damage to right hand engine and right hand engine nose cowl were noted and categorized as minor.

As the FAA filed it

A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING FROM FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) TO WHITE PLAINS, NY (HPN). A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS HEARD PASSING THROUGH FL270 FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION BEING FELT. ASIDE FROM THE AUDIBLE NOISE AND VIBRATION, THE CREW RECEIVED A RH ENG EXCEEDENCE MESSAGE IN THE COCKPIT MOMENTS AFTER. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT, PBI. THE TWO PILOTS AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, DAMAGE TO RIGHT HAND ENGINE AND RIGHT HAND ENGINE NOSE COWL WERE NOTED AND CATEGORIZED AS MINOR.