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Incident

FAA incident report · Lear 25D · Cleveland, OH · August 6, 1996

Date
August 6, 1996 · 14:00 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DJFA
Aircraft
N530DC
Reported as
Lear 25D
Reported engine
GE CJ6108
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Narrative: N530DC, Lear 25 flight departed pontiac, mi (ptk) for Washington d.c. (iad), during climb from 33,000 feet to 35,000 feet crew got fire warning light on #2 engine. Crew put #1 engine to idle, light went out. When aircraft later descended to 29,000 feet, the fire warning light came back on. The flight crew initiated shutdown procedures, fired both fire bottles, declared an emergency and landed at Cleveland without incident. The crew did initiate a passenger evacuation of the aircraft without incident. A bad wire splice going to the left engine fire warning unit was found to be the problem. Maintenance replaced the splice. Warning system tested good. End.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N530DC, LEAR 25 FLIGHT DEPARTED PONTIAC, MI (PTK) FOR WASHINGTON D.C. (IAD), DURING CLIMB FROM 33,000 FEET TO 35,000 FEET CREW GOT FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON #2 ENGINE. CREW PUT #1 ENGINE TO IDLE, LIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN AIRCRAFT LATER DESCENDED TO 29,000 FEET, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE FLIGHT CREW INITIATED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES, FIRED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT CLEVELAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CREW DID INITIATE A PASSENGER EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. A BAD WIRE SPLICE GOING TO THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING UNIT WAS FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SPLICE. WARNING SYSTEM TESTED GOOD. END.