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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lear 55LEAR · Alexandria, LA · June 10, 1998

Date: June 10, 1998 · 16:17 local
Place: Alexandria, LA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N700JE
Reported as: Lear 55LEAR
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total2,000 in this make and model60 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.

On June 10, 1998, at 2117Z, a Lear 55 airacraft N700JE, experienced a generator failure after departure from addison (ADS), Texas while maneuvering through thunderstorms. The flight continued to clear the storms. The remaining generator started to spike intermittently to 275 amps and the pilots declared a precautionary emergency and diverted to Alexandria international (aex) where an uneventful landing was accomplished. Subsequent investigation revealed generator, part no 6608201-9, serial no 2456, had disintregated internally and the gns filter had shorted. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, although the aircraft was on an IFR flight plan. The tow airline transport rated pilots and the two passengers were not injuried. The aircraft sustained damage to its previously mentioned componets, which were replaced.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 10, 1998, AT 2117Z, A LEAR 55 AIRACRAFT N700JE, EXPERIENCED A GENERATOR FAILURE AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ADDISON (ADS), TEXAS WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH THUNDERSTORMS. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO CLEAR THE STORMS. THE REMAINING GENERATOR STARTED TO SPIKE INTERMITTENTLY TO 275 AMPS AND THE PILOTS DECLARED A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL (AEX) WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED GENERATOR, PART NO 6608201-9, SERIAL NO 2456, HAD DISINTREGATED INTERNALLY AND THE GNS FILTER HAD SHORTED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE TOW AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOTS AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURIED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COMPONETS, WHICH WERE REPLACED.