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FAA incident report · Lear 31A · Austin, TX · October 29, 1998

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Date
October 29, 1998 · 16:56 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Robert Mueller Municipal
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
J7SA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N120FX
Reported as
Lear 31A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total800 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-5)On October 29, 1998, at 4:12 pm, PIC mark f. honish of business jet solutions, inc. departed a private airstrip (OXS7), destination, longview, Texas, (ggg). This flight, conducted for personal purposes, included f/o jeff engel and passenger Mr. French. The aircraft involved, a Lear jet 31A, sn. 173, was diverted to Austin, Texas due to smoke in the cabin. After takoff form (OXS7), during climb out, it was noted by the flight crew of smoke in the cabin, origin unknown. A squealing sound was also noted in the rear of the cabin. As a precautionary measure, the gear was selected down in the event of a wheel well fire. The aircraft was diverted to Robert Mueller Municipal (aus), Austin, Texas, landing without further incident. The aircraft was taxied to nevitt aircraft inc. of Austin, Texas and inspected. It was determined that the right inborad brake had failed. An inspection of the brake revealed a return spring missing and loose and missing hardware to the brake. No fire indications were noted, however, there was heat damage to the right main landing gear tires. The right inboard brake and right main landing gear tires were replaced and the system tested by Mr. Steven v. henry (A&P # 432254017) after which the aircraft was returned to service. Mark adams of business jet solutions, provided to this office a copy of the aircraft log page, pilot statement, and the submitted malfunciton or defect report. Reason for the brake failure was undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON OCTOBER 29, 1998, AT 4:12 PM, PIC MARK F. HONISH OF BUSINESS JET SOLUTIONS, INC. DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (OXS7), DESTINATION, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, (GGG). THIS FLIGHT, CONDUCTED FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDED F/O JEFF ENGEL AND PASSENGER MR. FRENCH. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED, A LEAR JET 31A, SN. 173, WAS DIVERTED TO AUSTIN, TEXAS DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER TAKOFF FORM (OXS7), DURING CLIMB OUT, IT WAS NOTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN, ORIGIN UNKNOWN. A SQUEALING SOUND WAS ALSO NOTED IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN IN THE EVENT OF A WHEEL WELL FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO ROBERT MUELLER MUNICIPAL (AUS), AUSTIN, TEXAS, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO NEVITT AIRCRAFT INC. OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AND INSPECTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT INBORAD BRAKE HAD FAILED. AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE REVEALED A RETURN SPRING MISSING AND LOOSE AND MISSING HARDWARE TO THE BRAKE. NO FIRE INDICATIONS WERE NOTED, HOWEVER, THERE WAS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES. THE RIGHT INBOARD BRAKE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM TESTED BY MR. STEVEN V. HENRY (A&P # 432254017) AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MARK ADAMS OF BUSINESS JET SOLUTIONS, PROVIDED TO THIS OFFICE A COPY OF THE AIRCRAFT LOG PAGE, PILOT STATEMENT, AND THE SUBMITTED MALFUNCITON OR DEFECT REPORT. REASON FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.