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FAA incident report · AMD FALCON20C5 · El Paso, TX · April 11, 1997

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Date
April 11, 1997 · 17:55 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HAEA
Aircraft
N22TW
Reported as
AMD FALCON20C5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total287 in this make and model59 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 11, 1997, at approximately 1755 MST, ameristar flight 918, a falcon DA-20, departed El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas. The local controller in El Paso tower noticed fuel spilling from the right wing during climb out. The crew was advised of this fact and the aircraft returned for landing on runway 26L. A post landing inspection of the single point fueling system was conducted by contract maintenance, but the problem could not be duplicated. The aircraft was returned to service with no recurrence of the problem. privacy data omitted No further action. File closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 11, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1755 MST, AMERISTAR FLIGHT 918, A FALCON DA-20, DEPARTED EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN EL PASO, TEXAS. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER IN EL PASO TOWER NOTICED FUEL SPILLING FROM THE RIGHT WING DURING CLIMB OUT. THE CREW WAS ADVISED OF THIS FACT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 26L. A POST LANDING INSPECTION OF THE SINGLE POINT FUELING SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED BY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO RECURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO FURTHER ACTION. FILE CLOSED.