N821AA

Dassault/Sud Falcon 20D Minor injury Part 135 — operator not named in the NTSB record

ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — BIRD STRIKE

DURING TAKEOFF, JUST AFTER ROTATION, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF BIRDS, RESULTING IN FOD TO BOTH ENGINES AND SUBSEQUENT SHUTDOWN OF BOTH ENGINES. AIRCRAFT HEAVILY DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY. NTSB AND FAA NOTIFIED. (K)

ATA 3097

Part: WIRE — LOOSE (WINDSHIELD)

DURING CRUISE AT FL350, ENCOUNTERED INTERMITTENT SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT. DURING DESCENT SMOKE BECAME MORE CONSTANT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT (SBN). A USA MECH WAS DISPATCHED TO T/S THE PROBLEM. USAA MX FOUND A LOOSE WIRE AT THE WINDSHIELD HEAT TERMINAL BLOCK. THE WIRE TERMINAL WAS TIGHTENED AND THE WINDSHIELD HEAT OPS CHK GOOD PER THE FALCON MM 30-40-1. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ENGINES ON THIS AIRCRAFT WERE RUN AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY POWERED UP WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY SMOKE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RECTIFIFIED. (M)

ATA 2170

Part: BOOT — FAILED (WATER SEPARATOR)

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESS AT FL 290 W/O FLOOR HEAT AT MID RANGE, CABIN HEAT AT 75 PERCENT DEFLECTION AND N1 AT 93 PERCENT RPM. COPILOTS SIDE PANEL HOT TO TOUCH. COPILOT FLOOR HEAT, HOT AND METAL PARTS UNDER COPILOTS INSTR PNL HOT TO TOUCH. SMOKE TRACES IN COCKPIT, SMELL OF MELTING PLASTIC OR RUBBER. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, CHECKLIST FOR EMER DESCENT AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. A/C LANDED. FOUND WATER SEP FWD BOOT BLOWN OFF, REINSTALLED, RAN A/C AND PRES ON GROUND WITH A/C SYSTEM TO VERIFY NO SMOKE EXISTS, COPILOT PNL DO NOT BECOME HOT. AC FERRIED, UNPRESS. FWD SEP BOOT REPLACED. HEAT DUCT, COPILOT FLOOR PNL REPLACED DUE TO TEAR DAMAGE. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CK OF PRESS SYS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

ATA 5230

Part: DOOR HANDLE — FAILED (CARGO DOOR)

BTL - FLT 18140 - INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN CREW MEMBER TRIED TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE CARGO/CREW DOOR. THERE WAS NO REPORT THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED AT THE TIME OF CLOSING AND LATCHING THE DOOR. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART. THE DOOR WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING IAW AVTEC CARGO DOOR MM SECTION A, PAGE 10. THE HANDLE IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY DASSAULT, BUT MODIFIED TO WORK IN THIS APPLICATION BY THE STC HOLDER. THE CARGO DOOR IS INSTALLED UNDER AVTEC, INC., CARGO DOOR MODIFICATION STC SA2490S0. (X)

ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — BIRD STRIKE (AFT FUSELAGE)

YIP - FLT 17211 - BIRD INGESTED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 110 KNOTS. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BEYOND ABORTED TAKEOFF REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE. ENGINE FAN ROTOR ASSEMBLY BADLY DAMAGED DUE TO BIRD INGESTION. ALL FAN BLADES APPEAR TO BE SCRAP. ENGINE COMPRESSOR IS ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO FOD, POSSIBLY DUE TO MATERIAL FORCED FORWARD FROM THE FAN ROTOR THROUGH THE BYPASS DUCT AND INTO THE COMPRESSOR INLET. ALL DAMAGE CONTAINED WITHIN THE ENGINE. ENGINE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND SENT TO ENGINE SHOP FOR MAJOR REPAIR. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 7,075. (X)

ATA 2810

Part: FUEL CAP — LEAKING (LT/RT WING)

LIT - CREW MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AFTER OBSERVING FUEL SPRAY FROM BOTH WING FUEL CAPS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AT LIT. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NECESSARY. CAPS REMOVED AND INSPECTED PER FALCON MM 28-00, PG 601. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND RETURNED ONCE AGAIN AFTER FUEL SPRAY OBSERVED FROM LEFT WING. USA JET MECHANIC SENT TO LIT RESOLVE PROBLEM. INSPECTED LEFT FUEL CAP AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. THE RIGHT WING FUEL CAP WAS ALSO INSPECTED, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT LEAK AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED, BUT FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS THE CAP WAS REPLACED. (M)

ATA 5270

Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO DOOR)

ELP - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE WHEN DOOR LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT AND CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT POINT OF DEPARTURE AT ELP. THE CARGO DOOR HANDLE 'CLOSED POSITION' SWITCH IS INTERMITTENT CAUSING DOOR WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND PREVENTING THE CABIN FROM PRESSURIZING. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND RIGGED PER THE AVTEC CARGO DOOR MX MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND PRESSURIZED AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS AN ADDITIONAL DIFFICULTY TO A PREVIOUSLY NOTED DISCREPANCY. REFERENCE MISR Y2PA-96-033. (M)

ATA 5270

Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (CARGO DOOR)

ELP - UNSCHEDULED LANDING, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AT ELP. THE CARGO DOOR DOWN SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE AND APPEARED DAMAGED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND RIGGED PER THE AVTEC CARGO DORO MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND PRESSURIZED AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)

ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLAME OUT (LEFT)

PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN A STEADY STATE, CLIMB-OUT FOR FL 330 TO FL 370, LT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 34,300 FEET. ACFT FLYING AT .68 MACH. THERE WERE NO CLOUDS AND VERY LIGHT TURBULENCE. CREW DESCENDED AND RESTARTED ENGINE AT FL 290. ACFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ENG GIVEN A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF INLET AND EXHAUST TO LOOK FOR EVIDENCE OF FOD, BUT NONE WAS FOUND. ENG BORESCOPED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. A FULL GROUND POWER RUN PERFORMED ON ENGINE IAW WITH GE MM AND ALL PARAMETERS CHECKED WITHIN LIMITS. NO MECHANICAL CAUSE COULD BE FOUND FOR THE FLAME OUT. IT IS POSSIBLE LIGHT TURBULENCE OR CREW OPERATIONS MAY HAVE INDUCED FLAME OUT. ENG RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)