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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cvac 340CVAC · El Paso, TX · April 10, 1996

Date: April 10, 1996 · 08:41 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Airport: El Paso International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5804
Reported as: Cvac 340CVAC
Reported engine: Allison 501D13H
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,800 total3,000 in this make and model100 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 April 10, 1996, at approximately 0841 MDT, a department of justice convair 580 landed on runway 26L at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, TX completing a short test flight following routine maintenance. During landing rollout the crew observed substantial smoke coming from the left main gear. They taxied the aircraft off the runway and declared emergency for which the fire department responded. A post incident inspection of the landing gear revealed an "o" ring in the hydraulic system had failed leaking hydraulic fluid onto a hot brake assembly which created smoke but did not result in a fire. The aircraft received minor damage. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 10, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0841 MDT, A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONVAIR 580 LANDED ON RUNWAY 26L AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN EL PASO, TX COMPLETING A SHORT TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE CREW OBSERVED SUBSTANTIAL SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THEY TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR WHICH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED AN "O" RING IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD FAILED LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID ONTO A HOT BRAKE ASSEMBLY WHICH CREATED SMOKE BUT DID NOT RESULT IN A FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.