19951121044829I

Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 36A · Fort Wayne, IN · November 21, 1995

Date: November 21, 1995 · 12:33 local
Place: Fort Wayne, IN
Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: NADA
Aircraft: N70UP
Reported as: Lear 36A
Reported engine: Garrett TFE73122B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,480 total10,000 in this make and model299 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on November 21, 1995, at 1233Z, a Learjet 364A experienced a total hydraulic failure while cruising at FL390 enroute to pwa. The pilot declared an emergency and diverted to fwa. The aircraft landed at fwa without incident and repairs were made to the aircraft. The total hydraulic failure was due to a loose fitting on the up side of the left hand main landing gear actuator which resulted in total fluid and pressure loss. Diversion to fwa, emergency landing gear extension, no flap landing, and use of stand-by hydraulic pump for braking. The pilot holds ATP#02296027 certificate with airplane multiengine land, lr-jet ratings. There were no injuries. This case is closed as an incident. M or d and other reports are coordinated through the new england region and the portland, me FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 21, 1995, AT 1233Z, A LEARJET 364A EXPERIENCED A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE WHILE CRUISING AT FL390 ENROUTE TO PWA. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO FWA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT FWA WITHOUT INCIDENT AND REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LOOSE FITTING ON THE UP SIDE OF THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL FLUID AND PRESSURE LOSS. DIVERSION TO FWA, EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, NO FLAP LANDING, AND USE OF STAND-BY HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR BRAKING. THE PILOT HOLDS ATP#02296027 CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND, LR-JET RATINGS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS CASE IS CLOSED AS AN INCIDENT. M OR D AND OTHER REPORTS ARE COORDINATED THROUGH THE NEW ENGLAND REGION AND THE PORTLAND, ME FSDO.