19971024033519I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hamflu HFB320 · Omaha, NE · October 24, 1997

Date
October 24, 1997 · 01:55 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PJZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N106TF
Reported as
Hamflu HFB320
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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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 October 24, 1997, approximately 0130 CDT, pacific west airlines, inc., hamburger flugzeubau 320, N106TF, departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska for salt lake city, Utah international airport. While climbing through FL 140, the flight crew noted a mist developing in the cabin and elected to return to Omaha, NE for investigation. Upon landing, approximately 0155 CDT, the aircraft veered to the left, requiring right hand brake and steering tiller input to remain on the runway. The aircraft came to rest on runway 18 at Eppley Airfield without further incident. Subsequent investigation disclosed the left hand tire assembly was blown with damage to the wheel and brake assemblies. Pacific west airlines, inc., holder of FAR 135 operating certificate PUZA269T, elected to send a maintenance crew to troubleshoot and replace the left hand wheel and brake assembly. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 24, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 0130 CDT, PACIFIC WEST AIRLINES, INC., HAMBURGER FLUGZEUBAU 320, N106TF, DEPARTED EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NEBRASKA FOR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 140, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A MIST DEVELOPING IN THE CABIN AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO OMAHA, NE FOR INVESTIGATION. UPON LANDING, APPROXIMATELY 0155 CDT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, REQUIRING RIGHT HAND BRAKE AND STEERING TILLER INPUT TO REMAIN ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 18 AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE LEFT HAND TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS BLOWN WITH DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. PACIFIC WEST AIRLINES, INC., HOLDER OF FAR 135 OPERATING CERTIFICATE PUZA269T, ELECTED TO SEND A MAINTENANCE CREW TO TROUBLESHOOT AND REPLACE THE LEFT HAND WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.