At about 1255 Eastern time, the airplane experienced a power loss on its No. 2 engine while climbing through FL350. Visual conditions prevailed for the Part 135 on-demand passenger flight. The airline transport pilot, co-pilot, cabin service representative and two passengers reported no injuries. While passing through FL350, the crew heard a sound similar to a compressor stall, followed by a loss of power on the right engine. The cabin service representative informed the crew the No. 4 outer window pane on the right side of the airplane had separated. The flight crew assumed the window pane had been ingested by the right engine. The crew made a visual approach to the airplanes departure point, landing at 1318, and taxied to the ramp without further incident.
March 10, 2010, Farmingdale, N.Y., Gulfstream III
At about 1255 Eastern time, the airplane experienced a power loss on its No. 2 engine while climbing through FL350. Visual conditions prevailed for the Part 135 on-demand passenger flight. The airline transport pilot, co-pilot, cabin service representative and two passengers reported no injuries.
Key Takeaways:
- An aircraft experienced a power loss on its No. 2 engine while climbing through FL350 during a Part 135 on-demand passenger flight.
- The incident involved a sound similar to a compressor stall, followed by a right-side outer window pane separation which the crew suspected was ingested by the engine.
- The flight crew executed a visual approach and safely landed the aircraft at its departure point without any injuries to the five people on board.
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