What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a repositioning flight from aoo to aod, the aircraft was leveled off at 17,000 feet for approximately 25 minutes when, as reported by the pilot, a rapid series of blast noises came from the engine accompanied by large amounts of sparks continuously emanating out of the exhaust and engine “surges”. An emergency was declared, and vectors were provided to kavp where the aircraft landed and then taxied under its own power. Maintenance found the compressor section of the engine appeared to be missing a first stage compressor fan blade as well as severe damage to the visible compressor section of the engine.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM AOO TO AOD, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED OFF AT 17,000 FEET FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES WHEN, AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, A RAPID SERIES OF BLAST NOISES CAME FROM THE ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AMOUNTS OF SPARKS CONTINUOUSLY EMANATING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND ENGINE “SURGES”. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND VECTORS WERE PROVIDED TO KAVP WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THEN TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE COMPRESSOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE MISSING A FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR FAN BLADE AS WELL AS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VISIBLE COMPRESSOR SECTION OF THE ENGINE.
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