# Incident 19961017037919I: Bag JETSTM3101, Grand Rapids, MI, October 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1996, 22:45 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330PX-2000-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 (registry code 1500216, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017037919I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PILOTS OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT SKIRT PANEL AREA. MAINTENANCE DRIED AND CLEANED SKIRT PANEL AND D.V. WINDOW SEAL RE-INSTALLED AND SEALED AT AIRFRAME OPENING.

## Other reports on N330PX (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960618021519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960618021519I), Jun 18, 1996: Bag JETSTM3101 (N330PX), Minneapolis, MN, No damage. Narrative: pilot stated that while being vectored for an ILS approach into the msp airport, he heard the right engine surge, accompanied by a yawing of the…
- [Incident 19910930044159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910930044159I), Sep 30, 1991: Bag JETSTM3101 (N330PX), Paducah, KY, 1 fatal. Unidentified man evidently tried to hitch a ride on exterior of aircraft. Fell off after takeoff. Crew unaware.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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