Service difficulty report · Winglet · Amd FALCON900B

Difficulty date
December 19, 2024
Submitted
December 27, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24FJ
Make and model
Amd FALCON900B
Aircraft serial
143
Aircraft time
9,822 hours, 4,573 cycles
Part
Winglet
Part number
FGFB181
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Distorted
Location
Zone 500
Part time
9,822 hours, 4,573 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

I NEED TO REPORT ON AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 19, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT DASSAULT FALCON 900B N24FJ WAS TAXING UP TO THE VAN NUYS (KVNY) BLAST FENCE, WHEN THE PIC WAS TURNING INTO POSITION, HE STRUCK THE BLAST FENCE WITH THE LEFT-HAND WING TIP CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE L/H WING TIP AND PART OF THE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR, THE WINGTIP WAS REMOVED TO INSPECT AND LUCKILY FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUCTURE. WE ARE CURRENTLY ORDERING A WINGTIP AND THE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP THE WINGTIP ASSEMBLY I.E., NAVIGATION LIGHT, STROBE LIGHT, LENS, STATIC DISCHARGER, AND HARDWARE. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH DASSAULT FALCON JET COMMAND CENTER AND THE STRUCTURES DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER INSPECTIONS NEEDED TO BE PREFORMED.