43.1548° N, 77.6156° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 22, 1989 · 16:30 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Airport
Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8010X
Reported as
Lear 55LEAR
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
NR1 engine fire warning on climb. Returned. Tailpipe clamp failed, allowing hot exhaust gas to hit fire loop.
As the FAA filed it
NR1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON CLIMB. RETURNED. TAILPIPE CLAMP FAILED, ALLOWING HOT EXHAUST GAS TO HIT FIRE LOOP.